The Bristol Centaurus is a 53-litre radial engine from an era when aircraft relied on raw displacement and mechanical force.
Part two of the Quest for Power series breaks down rotary and radial engines, why circular layouts solved cooling and reliability, and why they also came with nasty tradeoffs. From WWI rotaries to ...
Power rating: 33.6 kW (45 hp) at 1,300 rpm Displacement: 4.6 L (279 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 90 mm (3.5 in.) x 120 mm (4.7 in.) Alessandro Anzani, an Italian who originally built motorcycles in France ...