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Fairbanks-Morse Diamond engine

Started by jcf, August 28, 2019, 02:33:55 PM

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August 28, 2019, 02:33:55 PM
Another great article.
I'm sure many here are familiar withe Napier Deltic which was an outgrowth of Junkers
opposed piston designs, FM had the US Junkers license and this is what they did, it was
designed for subs.  :thumbsup:

https://oldmachinepress.com/2019/08/20/fairbanks-morse-diamond-opposed-piston-marine-engine/

zenrat

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August 28, 2019, 04:20:57 PM
Wow!  What a fantastic engine.  I love the fact that it has a void down the middle through which young engineering ensigns would be forced to crawl to adjust the intake thrust plunger flange lubricators (or just as a hazing exercise).
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

PR19_Kit

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August 28, 2019, 05:36:17 PM
Did F-M use that design in their locomotive engines too Jon? I know they used opposed piston engines but not the actual configuration.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

jcf

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August 29, 2019, 10:47:43 AM Last Edit: August 29, 2019, 11:03:40 AM by joncarrfarrelly
Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 28, 2019, 05:36:17 PM
Did F-M use that design in their locomotive engines too Jon? I know they used opposed piston engines but not the actual configuration.

The loco diesels were also in the 38D8 family.

https://web.archive.org/web/20060526222933/http://www.psrm.org/roster/diesel/fm/index.html

Still in production as the Trident OP genset:
https://www.fairbanksmorse.com/trident-op







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