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In lugnet.build.sculpture, George Haberberger writes:
> In lugnet.build.sculpture, Mike Case writes:
> > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 05:19:42 GMT, "Mark" <snowleopard@foxinternet.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > It is a nice kit, very detailed. Just one gripe, this baby packs tons of
> > > torque, when you spin the props, the engine spins with it. I thought it
> > > was kind of a cheap maneuver but it does look good and there certainly are
> > > ways to work around it if you want the prop to spin freely.
> >
> >
> > Wasn't this an intentional part of the design? I had thought that the
> > radial engines of that era rotated around a central shaft just like
> > the model.
> >
> > Mike
>
> If the engine spins with the propellor, then it is a rotary engine, and it
> is correct, see this link for more detail,
> http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/sopwith/camel.html .
>
> In reality, the rotary engine packed so much torque that inexperience pilots
> routinely crashed flying the Camel. Experienced pilots knew how to
> compensate for it, and used the torque to their advantage, amking the Camel
> extremely manueverable. Often, a pilot would turn 240 degrees one way to
> make a 120 degree turn the other way, there was that much torque.
>
> There was a discussion about rotary and radial engines in lugnet.military
> not too long ago.
I've been trying to find a diagram of the old rotary engine,
but searches always bring up the Wankel engine, which isn't
nearly the same thing. I'm trying to get a sense for how
much of the engine rotated, and how fuel delivery was done if
the cylinders were spinning. To be honest, I didn't think that
the engine *did* spin, but I've never seen a running rotary
engine (!!) so I can't speak from experience.
Anyone have any good information/references?
best
LFB
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