The Monosoupape (French for single-valve), is a rotary engine design first introduced in 1913 by the Gnome Engine Company (renamed Gnome et Rhône in 1915). It uses an arrangement of internal transfer ports to replace the automatic centre-piston inlet valve found on earlier Gnome engines.
The Monosoupape (French for single-valve), is a rotary engine design first introduced in 1913 by the Gnome Engine Company (renamed Gnome et Rhône in 1915). It uses an arrangement of internal transfer ports to replace the automatic centre-piston inlet valve found on earlier Gnome engines.
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