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Flat engine

A flat engine is a piston engine where the cylinders are located on either side of a central crankshaft. Flat engines are also known as horizontally opposed engines, however this is distinct from the less common opposed-piston engine design, whereby each cylinder has two pistons sharing a central combustion chamber.

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Flat engine

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples64
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
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Flat engine

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related to history · 20
Flat engine → Called, Early, Ford Model, German, HP, In, Karl Benz, KdF-Wagen, Kombi, Lanchester, Microbus, Phaeton, The, This Volkswagen, Transporter, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, Volkswagen Type, Wasserboxer, Wilson-Pilcher
related to Drivetrain layout · 16
Flat engine → Alfa Romeo Alfasud, BMW, Chevrolet Corvair, Citroën, Citroën GS, Due, Examples, Lancia Flavia, Panhard Dyna, Porsche, Subaru Leone, Tatra, The, Therefore, Tucker, Volkswagen Beetle
related to Motorcycle use · 9
Flat engine → BMW Motorrad, BMW R32 Several, Flat, Fée, Honda Gold Wing, In, Light Motors Company, The, Zündapp K800
related to Automotive use · 6
Flat engine → Flat, However, Porsche, Since, Subaru, When
related to Aviation use · 5
Flat engine → Amongst, In, Pearse, Santos-Dumont Demoiselle, Several
related to Boxer configuration · 3
Flat engine → Boxer, However, Most
related to 180-degree V engine · 2
Flat engine → An, In
related to Design · 2
Flat engine → Compared, The
is a · 1
Flat engine → piston engine where the cylinders are located on either side of a central crankshaft

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Flat engineis apiston engine where the cylinders are located on either side of a central crankshaft0.90text
Flat enginerelated to 180-degree V engineAn0.60section
Flat enginerelated to 180-degree V engineIn0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Automotive useWhen0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Automotive useHowever0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Automotive useFlat0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Automotive useSince0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Automotive usePorsche0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Automotive useSubaru0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Aviation useIn0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Aviation usePearse0.60section
Flat enginerelated to Aviation useAmongst0.60section

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