Gnome 50 HP 7 Cylinder Rotary aero engine, with metal engine to fuselage gasket, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by Societe des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908-1914. The engine has seven cylinders, machined out of solid nickel-chrome-steel ingots. The cylinders and crank-chamber revolve around the stationary crankshaft. The carburettor, which is stationary, is of the single-jet type and feeds the engine through the hollow crank shaft. The connecting rods all operate on a single crank pin. Henri Farman used this type of engine to win a prize for the greatest distance flown (180 km), setting a World record.
Details
- Category:
- Aircraft Propulsion
- Object Number:
- 1923-825/1
- Materials:
- steel (metal), cast iron, nickel, chromium plated and incomplete
- Measurements:
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overall: depth = 1000 x diameter = 880 mm
- credit:
- Imperial War Museum
