reciprocating engine in English

noun
1
an engine in which one or more pistons move up and down in cylinders; a piston engine.
However, the 1.3 litres is not quite correct, as you cannot calculate the capacity as you would a normal reciprocating engine , each piston having three ‘cylinders’ that it sweeps every revolution.

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1. 2 words related to Crankcase: housing, reciprocating engine

2. What does Crosshead mean? A beam that connects the piston rod to the connecting rod of a reciprocating engine

3. The Sukhoi Su-26 is a single-seater aerobatic aircraft from the former Soviet Union, powered by a single radial reciprocating engine.

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