A flat-six engine, also known as a horizontally opposed-six, is a six-cylinder piston engine with three cylinders on each side of a central crankshaft. The most common type of flat-six engine is the boxer-six engine, where each pair of opposed cylinders moves inwards and outwards at the same time. An alternative configuration for flat engines is a 180-degree V engine, where both cylinders move to the right then the left at the same time.
Continental O-470-13A air-cooled aircraft engine
1945–1975 Franklin O-335 air-cooled aircraft engine
1966 Porsche 911
1904 Wilson-Pilcher engine
The inline-six engine is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine balance, resulting in fewer vibrations than other designs of six or fewer cylinders.
Engine block of a BMW M20 straight-six engine (top view)
3890-litre MAN B&W 6S60MC marine diesel engine
Crankshaft with four main bearings
1978-1981 BMW M88 engine