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Old 05-05-2014, 09:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
All the *old* sliding seals problems of a Wankel...with...the *new* problems of socketed push-rod pistons!

Plus, that's a LOT of mass rotating around there...have they ever heard of the gyroscopic problems encountered with the Gnome aircraft enginges of WWI?
A very convoluted and busy system but at least this axial design seems more balanced; have easier seals, opposed pistons and cylinders & connecting rods are NOT spinning. And it is multi-fuel!
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