Unusual places to put an engine

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 02/01/2017 at 14:53 • Filed to: Planelopnik, Trainlopnik

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Either side of the nose

Behind the driver

On the roof

Also on the roof despite appearances

Indoors in a box. No, it’s not an onboard freezer.

On a retractable pylon

In the tail

At the tips of the rotor blades (if you count a stream of compressed air to which burning fuel was added as an engine)

At the other end of a long cable

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:00

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Top picture. You could not pay me to get in one of those cri cri weedwhacker-powered lawn darts.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:01

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Another good example of your #1 would be the Dornier Skyservant family.

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:03

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ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:04

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Does “at both ends” count?

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:09

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I want a CRI CRI so badly. Wheeee

kanadanmajava1 > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:14

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How about a radial engine inside your front wheel? As the engine block rotates and the crank is stationary, it would be a rotary engine in the aircraft terminology.

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:21

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Does in the middle count as a weird place?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) 02/01/2017 at 15:28

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That is awesome.

DanimalHouse > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:51

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On the shoulders?

DanimalHouse > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 15:53

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Or near a funny bubble...

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > ttyymmnn 02/01/2017 at 15:54

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Camehere to post this

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 16:00

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Waaay up top.

Dang. I need to watch Porco again.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > kanadanmajava1 02/01/2017 at 16:01

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Indeed. A very interesting idea, but probably very bad, as one rarely had to apply brakes to a Gnome/LeRhone...

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 16:15

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ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 16:17

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Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 02/01/2017 at 16:58

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I see your Honda and raise you a Fokker VFW 614.

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 17:01

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Well played.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Cé hé sin 02/01/2017 at 20:25

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Only on the tail

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ttyymmnn 02/01/2017 at 20:26

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Another odd hunchback

ttyymmnn > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 02/01/2017 at 20:31

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You could make a similar argument for the A-10.

ttyymmnn > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/02/2017 at 00:20

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/this-date-in-aviation-history-october-5-october-7-1787297570

Scroll down.

bhtooefr > kanadanmajava1 02/02/2017 at 08:57

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Not only that, but it was direct drive, no clutch.

Want to stop? Kill the engine. Want to start the engine back up? IIRC, release compression, and push start it, and jump on once it’s rolling. So, ideally, just don’t stop - circle waiting for the intersection to clear instead.

bhtooefr > Cé hé sin 02/02/2017 at 08:59

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How about right-front-mid-engine RWD, under your leg?

Cé hé sin > bhtooefr 02/02/2017 at 09:20

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I see your right front mid engine rwd and raise you a right rear/mid engine rwd.

bhtooefr > Cé hé sin 02/02/2017 at 09:25

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Although, I’d argue that that’s not really the same - I mean, every transverse engine is offset some, but the whole engine bay isn’t offset on that. (And, besides, the motor that drives the wheels is on the left side of that engine bay.)