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Rotary Engine

The rotary engine was an early internal combustion engine design where the crankshaft remained stationary and the cylinder block rotated around it in a radial configuration. It was used primarily in aircraft during World War I due to its efficient power-to-weight ratio and reliability. However, it became obsolete in the 1920s due to inherent torque and breathing capacity limitations imposed by its design.

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Rotary Engine

The rotary engine was an early internal combustion engine design where the crankshaft remained stationary and the cylinder block rotated around it in a radial configuration. It was used primarily in aircraft during World War I due to its efficient power-to-weight ratio and reliability. However, it became obsolete in the 1920s due to inherent torque and breathing capacity limitations imposed by its design.

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Rotary Engine

1. The rotary engine was an early type of internal-combustion engine, usually designed with an odd number of cylinders per row in a radial configuration, in which the crankshaft remained stationary and the entire cylinder block rotated around it. The design was used mostly in the years shortly before and during World War I to power aircraft, and also saw use in a few early motorcycles and cars. 2. By the early 1920s the rotary aircraft engine was becoming obsolete, mainly because of an upper ceiling to its possible output torque, which was a fundamental consequence of the way the engine worked. 3. It was also limited by its inherent restriction on breathing capacity due to the need for the fuel/air mixture to be aspirated through the hollow crankshaft and crankcase, which directly affected its volumetric efficiency. 4. However, at the time it was a very efficient solution to the problems of power output, weight, and reliability.

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