Gnome Monosoupape
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The Monosoupape, is a rotary engine design first introduced in 1913 by the Gnome Engine Company. It uses an arrangement of internal transfer ports to replace the automatic centre-piston inlet valve fo
A 1917 Gnome 9N 160 hp Monosoupape rotary engine, with dual ignition provision. Diameter is 95cm (37.4 in)
The Sopwith Tabloid reproduction shows the sheet-metal cowling used to redirect the oil sprayed by the rotating engine.
Gnome et Rhône
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Gnome et Rhône was a major French aircraft engine manufacturer. Between 1914 and 1918 they produced 25,000 of their 9-cylinder Delta and Le Rhône 110 hp rotary designs, while another 75,000 were produ
80 hp Le Rhône 9C rotary engine
Bond of the Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhône, issued 1. July 1924