A 1917 Gnome 9N 160 hp Monosoupape rotary engine, with dual ignition provision. Diameter is 95cm (37.4 in)
Type
Rotary aero engine
National origin
France
Manufacturer
Gnome et Rhône
First run
1913
Major applications
Airco DH.2 Nieuport 28
The Monosoupape (French for single-valve), was a rotary engine design first introduced in 1913 by Gnome Engine Company (renamed Gnome et Rhône in 1915). It used a clever arrangement of internal transfer ports and a single pushrod-operated exhaust valve to replace the many moving parts found on more conventional rotary engines, and made the Monosoupape engines some of the most reliable of the era. British aircraft designer Thomas Sopwith described the Monosoupape as "one of the greatest single advances in aviation".[1]
Monosoupape engines were produced under license in large numbers in Britain, Russia, Italy and the US. Two differing nine-cylinder versions were produced, the 100 hp (75 kW) 9B-2 and 160 hp (120 kW) 9N, with differing displacements giving the larger displacement 9N version a nearly-cylindrical shaped crankcase, with the 9N also adopting a dual ignition system for increased flight safety.
2,188 units were produced under license in Britain, with an uprated 120 hp (89 kW) version later built in Russia and the Soviet Union, two of which flew the Soviet TsAGI-1EA single lift-rotor helicopter in 1931–32.[2][3]
^Nahum, Andrew (1999). The Rotary Aero Engine. NMSI Trading Ltd. ISBN 1-900747-12-X.
^Savine, Alexandre. "TsAGI 1-EA." Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine ctrl-c.liu.se, 24 March 1997. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
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