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THE FAIRCHILD-CAMINEZ CAM ENGINE: 1926
The Fairchild-Caminez 447 engine was a four-cylinder air-cooled radial intended for aircraft useage. It was designed by Harold Caminez, who had previously worked in the Engine Design Section of the US Army Air Service. The pistons acted on a leminiscate-shape cam, which made only one revolution for every two piston cycles, so for the same number of power impulses the engine ran at half speed. The pistons were connected by steel links to keep them pressed against the cam; the cylinder were steel with aluminium heads.
The Fairchild-Caminez 447 was first flown in an Avro 504 from Farmdale, Long Island, New York, in 1926. It was successfully endurance-tested in 1927, and was the first ever axial engine to receive a US Dept of commerce type certificate.
An IC engine expert speaks:
"Flight tests revealed what should have been predicted: a very large fourth-order torque variation due to the unusually heavy piston assemblies with their large ball-bearing rollers. Since the cam had two lobes, the second-order interia torque of the conventional 4-cylnder engine becomes fourth order in the arrangement in question. The engine was abandoned on this account."
(Quote from The Internal-Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice by Charles Fayette Taylor, 2nd edition, pub MIT press 1985, p579. This is a standard work on IC engines)
It was indeed abandoned due to vibration problems in 1929.
Stroke: 115 mm
Bore: 143 mm
Capacity: 7.3 litres
Compression ratio: 5.2
Power: 150HP at 2400 rpm
Flying weight: 164 kg (1.1kg/HP)
Output/volume: 20.5 HP/litre
The Fairchild-Caminez 447 engine was a four-cylinder air-cooled radial intended for aircraft useage. It was designed by Harold Caminez, who had previously worked in the Engine Design Section of the US Army Air Service. The pistons acted on a leminiscate-shape cam, which made only one revolution for every two piston cycles, so for the same number of power impulses the engine ran at half speed. The pistons were connected by steel links to keep them pressed against the cam; the cylinder were steel with aluminium heads.
The Fairchild-Caminez 447 was first flown in an Avro 504 from Farmdale, Long Island, New York, in 1926. It was successfully endurance-tested in 1927, and was the first ever axial engine to receive a US Dept of commerce type certificate.
An IC engine expert speaks:
"Flight tests revealed what should have been predicted: a very large fourth-order torque variation due to the unusually heavy piston assemblies with their large ball-bearing rollers. Since the cam had two lobes, the second-order interia torque of the conventional 4-cylnder engine becomes fourth order in the arrangement in question. The engine was abandoned on this account."
(Quote from The Internal-Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice by Charles Fayette Taylor, 2nd edition, pub MIT press 1985, p579. This is a standard work on IC engines)
It was indeed abandoned due to vibration problems in 1929.
Stroke: 115 mm
Bore: 143 mm
Capacity: 7.3 litres
Compression ratio: 5.2
Power: 150HP at 2400 rpm
Flying weight: 164 kg (1.1kg/HP)
Output/volume: 20.5 HP/litre
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The Forest-Gallice Compound Petrol Engine: 1888
The Rudolf Diesel Compound Engine: 1897
Edward Butler's Engines: 1904
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The Virmel Engine: 1966 #1, #2
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The Jasper Explosive Motor: 1899
The Umpleby Engine: 1908
The Wankel Engine: 1957
The Sarich Orbital Engine: 1972
The Chapman Orbital Engine: 1973
Siddons' S-engine: 1969
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The Rotom Engine:
The Isuzu Engine:
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Multirotor engines
The Walter Engine:
The Scheffel Engine:
The Walley Engine:
Axial engines
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The Smallbone Axial Engine: 1906
The Macomber Axial Engine: 1911
The Trebert Engine: 1912 ANIMATED
The Statax Axial Engine: 1913
The Michell swashplate engine: 1920
The Almen Engine: 1921
The Rolls-Royce engine: 1923 New
The Wishon rotary-valve engine: 1923
The Laage six-stroke engine: 1923
The Nedoma-Najder Engine: 1924
The Ali outboard engine: 1925
The Bristol axial engine: 1934
The Sparost Cam Engine: 193?
The Alfaro Engine: 1938
The Wooler Swashplate Engine: 1947
The Herrmann Dynacam Engine: 1941
Torpedo Engines Updated
The Searle Rotocom Engine #2
English engine
Cam engines (non-axial)
The Daniel Cam Engine: 1906 ANIMATED
German Michel cam engine: 1921 ANIMATED
The Fairchild-Caminez engine: 1926 ANIMATED
The Marchetti Cam Engine: 1927 ANIMATED
Toroidal engines
The Bradshaw Omega Engine: 1955 ANIMATED #2
The BSA Toroidal Engine: 1955
The Tschudi Engine: 1967 ANIMATED #1
The Morgado Engine: 2006
Revolving-block engines
The Selwood-Hughes Orbital Engine: 1961 ANIMATED #2
The Mercer Cam Engine: 1964 Updated
The Murray Rotorcam: 1991 #1
The Porsche Engine:
The Anidyne: USA/England
Rotary Valve IC Engines
The Frayer Rotary Valve
The Minerva Rotary Valve
The Aspin Rotary Valve
The Cross Rotary Valve
The Froede Rotary Valve
Felix Wankel and Rotary Valves
The Mellors Rotary Valve
The Alpha Rotary Valve
The Norton Rotary Valve
The Lotus Rotary Valve
Other Rotary Valves
Rotating Cylinder & Valve engines New
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The Polizzi flap engine: 1929
The Pivotal Engine: 2008
The Bakewell Wingfoot engine: 1939
The James engine: 1963 ANIMATED
The O'Donovan face-cam engine: 1930
The Harper Engine: W. Virginia, USA: ???
The McClure rotary Stirling: p6 #5
The Brulfert Turbomotor: 1969 France #1
The Grunstra Engine: 1967 #1
The Walker Engine: New Zealand. Date? #1
The Janoil-Sherman Engine: 1964 USA #4
The Mayne Split-Cycle Engine: 1993 #6
The Craig Swashdrive New Zealand: 1996 #6
The Stidworthy Papilio: 1982 England #6
The Walker supercharged rotary: New Zealand #6
The McCann Rand Cam engine: 1989 USA #6
The Atkinson Cycle engine: 1887 ANIMATED
Compound IC engines The Deutz compound engine: 1879
The Forest-Gallice Compound Petrol Engine: 1888
The Rudolf Diesel Compound Engine: 1897
Edward Butler's Engines: 1904
Scissor, pursuing-piston, or cat-and-mouse engines
The Kauertz Engine: 1967 #1
The Virmel Engine: 1966 #1, #2
Rotary Piston engines The Webb Engine: 1853 ANIMATED
The Cornu Engine: 1898
The Jasper Explosive Motor: 1899
The Umpleby Engine: 1908
The Wankel Engine: 1957
The Sarich Orbital Engine: 1972
The Chapman Orbital Engine: 1973
Siddons' S-engine: 1969
The Rolls-Royce Diesel Wankel 1971 #3
The Jernaes Engine:
The Sima Engine:
The Rotom Engine:
The Isuzu Engine:
The Tridyne USA/England 1969 #3
Multirotor engines
The Walter Engine:
The Scheffel Engine:
The Walley Engine:
Axial engines
Axial engine principles: ANIMATED
The Smallbone Axial Engine: 1906
The Macomber Axial Engine: 1911
The Trebert Engine: 1912 ANIMATED
The Statax Axial Engine: 1913
The Michell swashplate engine: 1920
The Almen Engine: 1921
The Rolls-Royce engine: 1923 New
The Wishon rotary-valve engine: 1923
The Laage six-stroke engine: 1923
The Nedoma-Najder Engine: 1924
The Ali outboard engine: 1925
The Bristol axial engine: 1934
The Sparost Cam Engine: 193?
The Alfaro Engine: 1938
The Wooler Swashplate Engine: 1947
The Herrmann Dynacam Engine: 1941
Torpedo Engines Updated
The Searle Rotocom Engine #2
English engine
Cam engines (non-axial)
The Daniel Cam Engine: 1906 ANIMATED
German Michel cam engine: 1921 ANIMATED
The Fairchild-Caminez engine: 1926 ANIMATED
The Marchetti Cam Engine: 1927 ANIMATED
Toroidal engines
The Bradshaw Omega Engine: 1955 ANIMATED #2
The BSA Toroidal Engine: 1955
The Tschudi Engine: 1967 ANIMATED #1
The Morgado Engine: 2006
Revolving-block engines
The Selwood-Hughes Orbital Engine: 1961 ANIMATED #2
The Mercer Cam Engine: 1964 Updated
The Murray Rotorcam: 1991 #1
The Porsche Engine:
The Anidyne: USA/England
Rotary Valve IC Engines
The Frayer Rotary Valve
The Minerva Rotary Valve
The Aspin Rotary Valve
The Cross Rotary Valve
The Froede Rotary Valve
Felix Wankel and Rotary Valves
The Mellors Rotary Valve
The Alpha Rotary Valve
The Norton Rotary Valve
The Lotus Rotary Valve
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Rotating Cylinder & Valve engines New
Miscellaneous IC engines
The Polizzi flap engine: 1929
The Pivotal Engine: 2008
The Bakewell Wingfoot engine: 1939
The James engine: 1963 ANIMATED
The O'Donovan face-cam engine: 1930
The Harper Engine: W. Virginia, USA: ???
The McClure rotary Stirling: p6 #5
The Brulfert Turbomotor: 1969 France #1
The Grunstra Engine: 1967 #1
The Walker Engine: New Zealand. Date? #1
The Janoil-Sherman Engine: 1964 USA #4
The Mayne Split-Cycle Engine: 1993 #6
The Craig Swashdrive New Zealand: 1996 #6
The Stidworthy Papilio: 1982 England #6
The Walker supercharged rotary: New Zealand #6
The McCann Rand Cam engine: 1989 USA #6
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