----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson"
Subject: Re: PESO: Speaking of March Madness...
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...
All that rotating mass in the nose of the plane made it possible to do very tight turns in one direction, though not the other. This gave planes like the Neuports or Fokkers which used the Le Rhone radial engines an advantage over the Albatrosses or Spads which used inline engines in a dogfight.
William Robb
