Specifications |
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| Type: | 7-cylinder, single-row, rotary, piston |
| Displacement: | 488.5 cu. in |
| Weight: | 165 lbs. |
| Power Output: | 50 hp @ 1,200 rpm |
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| NEAM Id: | 215 |
| Location: | Civil Hangar |
Gift of John C. Usher
The French Gnome engine company was the first to produce successful and widely produced rotary engines for aviation beginning in 1908. In 1913, previous two-value cylinders were redesigned to have only one-value (monosoupape) to simply the design and improve durability. A British aircraft designer declared it “one of the greatest single advances in aviation.”
The Omage powered a large range of early aircraft manuafacturers including: Avro, Blackburn, Bleriot, Bristol, Farman, Royal Aircraft Factory, Short, Sopwith, Vickers and Voisin among others.
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