The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Ain't a Flathead, but gear heads may like it

Old Henry · 03-07-2014, 10:37 AM

This reminds me of the old rotary piston aircraft engines where the whole block and pistons spun around the crankshaft. Never understood how those worked but are fascinating to me as is this duke engine. It just doesn't' seem like it would produce the low end torque that a conventional engine does.

03-07-2014, 10:37 AM	#2
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,781	Re: Ain't a Flathead, but gear heads may like it This reminds me of the old rotary piston aircraft engines where the whole block and pistons spun around the crankshaft. Never understood how those worked but are fascinating to me as is this duke engine. It just doesn't' seem like it would produce the low end torque that a conventional engine does. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness