links for 2009-03-11

  • Much coolness – a boxer diesel with opposed pistons instead of a traditional chamber. I can't work out whether it is more complex than a trad 4-cylinder engine, but the balance looks cool – you could switch off half of it without disrupting anything…

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2 responses to “links for 2009-03-11”

  1. The boxer is the one true engine. I have a boxer-engined bike and car, and I used to fly a boxer-engined aircraft. One day they will take over the whole world!

  2. Mike Smith

    This is how the Napier Deltic engine worked.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic#History

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