Bj.O.rn skrev:
Fast skavi skriva om kuliga motorkonstruktioner är tidiga flygmotorer ett kul ämne.. Gnome monosaupe å en del andra varianter.. :kocko
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Rolls Royce Crecy är min favvo:
Crecy – V12, 90°, sleeve-valve, liquid cooled, 26.1 litre, supercharged, two-stroke, mechanical fuel injection (from Focke Wolf 190) Otto-engine. The 1942 prototype had surprisingly low fuel consumption at the highest power output. In December of 1945, after eight years of development, work on the Crecy was terminated. At that time the Crecy was capable of double the horsepower of conventional 4-stroke designs of the same displacement. Only six Crecy engines were built, all with even serial numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12). This has led to confusion as to the numbers made. Crecy engine #10, achieved the highest test horsepower in December 1944, putting out the equivalent of 5,000 brake horsepower.
The Crecy was a "sprint" engine, capable of high power for short periods, for use in interceptor aircraft. It used what was basically a two stroke cycle, providing a power stroke on each downward piston stroke. The use of the two stroke principle produced a surprising spin off. The exhaust ports of the cylinders opened before combustion was complete, allowing the expanding gas to escape from the cylinder. This produced thrust equivalent to 30% of the engine's power and a phenomenal racket. Development of the Crecy was eventually ended when Whittle's gas turbine proved its worth. The people of Derby could sleep soundly with the banshee wail of the Crecy silenced forever.
The engine was produced in both petrol and diesel versions, and despite achieving over 200bhp per litre was cancelled after the war end and as gas turbines became to be accepted as the future in aero propulsion.
De körde stratifierad direktinsprutning i den jäveln... Luftassisterad. Helt sjukt...
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