Reply With QuoteNo denying Bill Gates is a smart guy but he doesn't know jack **** about engines. I'll give him a better return on his investment financing my career as an F1 piloti and gigolo.Originally Posted by genphreak
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Neat! and used in military and HD applications? Wow.
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No denying Bill Gates is a smart guy but he doesn't know jack **** about engines. I'll give him a better return on his investment financing my career as an F1 piloti and gigolo.
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He doesn't need to... he has a few Engineers on the job, like usual...
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i think this opposed piston thing is actually used a lot now in large engines,train locos,ships etc.I think its very efficient space wise for large displacement engines?
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As has been mentioned above, the opposed cylinder engine has been around for decades. Early diesel 'delta' engines expanded on that principle, and created large amounts of hp at low, constant rpms, which were ideal for marine engines, but, as us Brits found out, not so good for locomotive engines lol!
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Of course, the deltic! Wasnt there one in the railway museum in York? This 'new' engine is just a third of it:
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Thats right Whiskychaser, it was in York, but they moved that one to Shildon, just a short drive away from me. There are other loco's still in use while preserved, and they make some noise lol!
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I've read about that engines in the car news a few weeks ago and it stated that it doesn't need lubricating oil for the pistons/cylinders, those where ceramic covered.
Hopefully that engine will make its way out before the oil (i.e. gasoline, diesel) lobby make it disappear... They have so much fun sucking people's money by keeping us addicts of that resource... Let's say most people use 5 gal. per week times 1 billion car users times $4 a gallon that makes a lot of money... and money rules. If it is cut by ten because transport is too efficient, some people will be unhappy...
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