Mark Roberts wrote:
mike wilson wrote:
From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Adam Maas wrote:
Oops, brain fart. Of course, some Radials were Rotaries, back in WW1
days (Fixed crank, spinning cylinders, prop attached to the block).
I've heard about those. How did they wire the spark plugs on spinning
cylinders?
I've got a vague memory of it being a normal magneto system with a wiper to
distribute the EHT to each cylinder, although, if the mag spins with the
crankcase, that would be uneccessary. Try reading this:
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/haero10.txt
Thanks. Fascinating stuff. The *induction* method is really amazing:
They channeled the intake mixture through a hollow crankshaft!
Rotaries had a lot going for them in those days, not least of which was
smoothness, although I have found a reference to a single cylinder
rotary, which must have been an interesting thing to sit behind/in front
of. If I find a picture, I'll be sure to let you know...
