Societe des Moteurs Le Rhone of Paris began manufacturing air cooled rotary engines in 1910. Its rotary was sufficiently different than that first developed by the highly successful Seguin brothers of the Societe des Moteurs Gnome, also of Paris, that it circumvented relevant Gnome patents; but was taken over by Gnome in 1914. Created by Mark Avino Date Created 04/18/2018 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Aviation; Engines; Piston; Propulsion; World War I Rights and Restrictions Usage conditions apply
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