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Greetings!
My last post provoked a long and interesting series of threads so I am emboldened to make another post. This question concerns the configuration or layout of an engine. I have noticed that air-cooled engines tend to have an opposed configuration whereas liquid-cooled engines tend to have a V configuration. Both are also available inline but I'll take a leap and say these are a minority (I'm talking about current production engines not historical engines). There are some liquid-cooled horizontally-opposed engines but I can't think of any air-cooled "V" engines. Why is this? It suggests to me that the advantages of the V configuration are specific to liquid cooling. Is this really the case? The Wikipedia article on "V Engine" is quite short but it includes this: "Certain types of V engine have been built as inverted engines, most commonly for aircraft. Advantages include better visibility in a single-engined airplane, and lower centre of gravity." OK, these are two pretty good advantages! There are no disadvantages listed. So why isn't the Lycoming O-540 or the Continental O-520 an inverted V? Regards, Michael |
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