Napier Deltic gets my vote for the all time best IC engine. alistair
On 11-Mar-11, at 10:32 AM, David Beierl wrote: > At 01:06 PM 3/11/2011, Richard A Jones wrote: >> If this has been posted, my search didn't uncover it. It is >> pretty interesting--ex-VW engineer, boxer engine. Our Vanagons >> should last long enough to get one of these. > > I don't remember if it's been posted here, but it isn't totally > new. The principle is well tested in service from at least the '40s > - here's a link to an animation of a Napier Deltic marine engine, > accompanied by the sound of a Deltic-powered locomotive: > http://rowla.dyndns.org/justin/img/piston_deltic320.mpg > > Yours, > d |
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