Aviation engines; design--construction--operation and repair; (1919)
Pagé, Victor Wilfred, 1885-1947 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 94
type was considered standard. The arrivalof the eight-cylinder has created similar futile discussionof its practicability as this is so clearly established as tobe accepted without question. It has been a standardpower plant for aeroplanes for many years, early expo-nents having been the… … Fig. 29.—Types of Eight-Cylinder Engines Showing the Advantage of theV Method of Cylinder Placing. not practical for aircraft because of its length. Comparedto the standard four-cylinder engine it is nearly twice aslong and it required a much stronger and longer crank-shaft. It will be evident that…
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