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Post  racnrick February 23rd 2011, 1:10 pm

Anyone seen this before?

http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Opposed-Piston-Opposed-Cylinder

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Post  AZFairlane February 23rd 2011, 1:20 pm

Interesting concept, now if they could just get someone that speaks english to explain it to us.
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Post  meteor545 February 23rd 2011, 6:45 pm

thats nothing new here is an english train video the engine is an opposed piston like that. the german version is probably better for the environment though Laughing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG91fYHcm-k&feature=related

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Post  the Coug February 23rd 2011, 6:52 pm

not New we have had them in the gas production for 60+ years... just not very efficient.....ours were an 8 cylinder horizonal engine with opposing pistons....
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Post  richter69 February 23rd 2011, 7:42 pm

yep my buddy here at the dealer worked on um at the gas plant down south, nothing new.
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Post  knrclark February 24th 2011, 1:15 am

Some Navy ships have opposed piston engines, Fairbanks Morse I believe.
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