I believe this was a Gnome Rotary (or derivative thereof); the engine
rotated around the crank-shaft instead of the crank-shaft rotating within
the engine. Funny arrangemtn, but it worked, and was more reliable than the
in-line engines available at the time.
Ranjan
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 17:15:23 +1100
From: "Terry and Tracey" <foxcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT]Sopwith Camels
How does that work?
Foxy
I think that's right, and if I remember correctly, it's
because whole
engine
rotated, rather than just the crankshaft, which in this case
was secured
to
the firewall. At least I think that's it--my head hurts just
thinking
about
it!
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