ROTARY Engine Motorized Desktop Model RC Airplane Aviation History

  
The rotary engine is an early type of internal combustion engine usually designed in a radial configuration. The crankshaft remains stationary while the entire crankcase, attached cylinders, and propeller rotate around it. The main application was in aviation... Widely used as an alternative to conventional inline engines during World War I. It was described as "a very efficient solution to the problems of power output, weight, and reliability".

Le Rhone, Gnome, and Clerget were popular engines. By the early 1920s, however, the inherent limitations of this type of engine had rendered it obsolete. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Radio Control & Control Line\RC Model Vehicle Parts & Accs\Engine, Exhaust & Fuel Systems\Gas/Nitro Engines".

The seller is "fulflyerfulflyer" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.