eans of an automatic inlet valve placed in thehead of the piston. The exhaust valves are on the cjlinderhead. A drip-feed lubricator is provided, which delivers the AERONAUTICAL ENGINES. 133 oil into the centre of the crankcase, whence the lubricant isdistributed to the cylinders by centrifugal… … Fig. 58.—100 H.P. Gnome Engine. The Green Engine.—The following is a brief descrijotion ofthe Green engine tested in the Alexander Prize Competition,1911 :— The engine had four separately mounted cast-steel cylinders,machined inside and out, of 140 mms. bore, with a stroke of146 mms. The water…
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