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[GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213483]

Sat, 06 July 2013 13:03

Tom Whitton

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Antique Rotary Engine Car video. The cylinders revolve around the crankshaft.

Thought you would be interested in seeing this. It's on display in Reno, NV.

"This is the ONLY 'Adams-Farwell' automobile left in existence. They were made in Dubuque between 1890-1913, and eventually the property where they were manufactured ended up being 'The Adams Co.', and is now the property across the street from the Diamond Jo Parking Ramp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0XbqHUAI-0

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213491 is a reply to message #213483]

Sat, 06 July 2013 13:49

djeffers

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Just the car to share the hangar with your WWI Fokker rotary engined biplane.

It would be nice to have a Millet powered bicycle with a five cylinder rotary mounted in the back wheel to complete the collection and upon which one could scoot about the aerodrome.

Each would have its own gyroscopic lessons to be learned.

Thanks Tom for posting the link.

Don and Susan Jeffers
78 Eleganza II Cad 500 (not rotary)

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213493 is a reply to message #213491]

Sat, 06 July 2013 14:34

Harry

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That engine would be a rotary radial.

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213536 is a reply to message #213491]

Sat, 06 July 2013 20:27

noi

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[quote title=djeffers wrote on Sat, 06 July 2013 11:49]Just the car to share the hangar with your WWI Fokker rotary engined biplane. /quote]

Or a LeRhone powered Sopwith Camel (Snoopy's imaginary airplane doghouse) - Students always got a kick out of seeing the whole engine turn rather than just the crank:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/stuff/p49812-lerhone.html

R2800 - Just because I like cutaways Smile

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/stuff/p49813-r2800.html

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213561 is a reply to message #213536]

Sat, 06 July 2013 22:46

hal kading

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We visited the shops of Antique Aero in Paso Robles CA last week. They have a rather large collection of various rotary and radial engines and are actually building new rotarys from scratch. Also nice collection of old airplanes from WW1 and WW2.

Hal Kading 78 Buskirk Las Cruces NM

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213580 is a reply to message #213561]

Sun, 07 July 2013 08:45

Mr ERFisher

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Go by mondellos ?
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On Jul 6, 2013, at 8:46 PM, Hal Kading <halkading@fastwave.biz> wrote:

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> We visited the shops of Antique Aero in Paso Robles CA last week. They have a rather large collection of various rotary and radial engines and are actually building new rotarys from scratch. Also nice collection of old airplanes from WW1 and WW2.
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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213585 is a reply to message #213536]

Sun, 07 July 2013 10:00

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Tis discussion reminds me the Cracker Flyin (Eaa Chap 611) this weekend was cancelled.� Damn.
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From: noi <v76_Birchaven@yahoo.com>
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[quote title=djeffers wrote on Sat, 06 July 2013 11:49]Just the car to share the hangar with your WWI Fokker rotary engined biplane.� /quote]

Or a LeRhone powered Sopwith Camel (Snoopy's imaginary airplane doghouse) - Students always got a kick out of seeing the whole engine turn rather than just the crank:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/stuff/p49812-lerhone.html

R2800 - Just because I like cutaways :)

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/stuff/p49813-r2800.html

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213600 is a reply to message #213536]

Sun, 07 July 2013 11:07

Matt Colie

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noi wrote on Sat, 06 July 2013 21:27

Or a LeRhone powered Sopwith Camel (Snoopy's imaginary airplane doghouse) - Students always got a kick out of seeing the whole engine turn rather than just the crank:
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Carl P.

Carl,

Did you ever wonder why those pilots always wore long white scarfs?

It was so they could find something to wipe the castor oil off their goggles.
They also had a definite limit to flying time before the castor oil made them land.

Flying with either the Le Rhone or Gnome engines was also an artform as they really could not be throttled in any modern sense.

Interesting, but useless, facts absorbed around some old (really old) pilots long ago.

Matt

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213617 is a reply to message #213600]

Sun, 07 July 2013 13:44

Joe Weir

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I like the modern interpretation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2V7B7-gdRA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk8d-bMhViM

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213651 is a reply to message #213483]

Sun, 07 July 2013 21:31

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My brother was trained as an automotive engineer in the 60's, and one of his class projects was to develop a diminutive two-seater urban microcar. What they came up with looked a lot like a Smart Car, but I think a bit more modern (keep in mind this was in the late 60's). They designed it around a new rotary engine they really didn't know much about, other than it would fit.

Only later did they realize the thing produced something like 300 horsepower. I can only imagine how many underwear changes the test driver would have gone through if they'd actually built a prototype (think about a 300 horsepower Smart Car, but without all the weight of the modern automotive paraphernalia). I would imagine they'd make the gas pedal blue, because that's what you'd be seeing if you pushed it down (unless it was cloudy).

Mark Hickey Mesa, AZ 1978 Royale Center Kitchen

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Re: [GMCnet] Non-GMC : Rotary Engine Car [message #213698 is a reply to message #213600]

Mon, 08 July 2013 11:42

noi

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Matt Colie wrote on Sun, 07 July 2013 09:07

Did you ever wonder why those pilots always wore long white scarfs?

It was so they could find something to wipe the castor oil off their goggles. They also had a definite limit to flying time before the castor oil made them land.

Matt,

Surprisingly..... Those are a few things I do know about WW1 flying lore.... Main reason for scarf and WHY the flying time using castor oil was so short!

And picked up a bunch of other interesting facts about the peculiarities of early aviation in school as well.

Oh, and disagree with you.... Facts may be irrelevant.... But never useless Very Happy

Now.... Where did I leave my tools and materials for doing a five tuck navy splice Laughing

Carl P.

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