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My tutor says Henry Ford opted for a horizontal-bed IC engine for the Model-T as this would avoid having any gyroscopic effects(normally associated with a vertical oriented engine).
My question is,how does it matter if the engine cylinders are oriented horizontally or vertically?since the crankshaft is rotating anyway and would produce a gyroscopic effect nevertheless,right?
As a extreme example of my understanding of engine gyroscopic effect,I would like to cite the rotary engine of the plane 'Sopwith Camel', which produced so much gyroscopic effect that the plane went 'up' on left turns and 'down' on right turns.But,this was because there were 8 cylinders revolving around a stationary crankshaft.
In case of the Model-T,the cylinders were stationary,so how would these produce a gyroscopic effect?
My question is,how does it matter if the engine cylinders are oriented horizontally or vertically?since the crankshaft is rotating anyway and would produce a gyroscopic effect nevertheless,right?
As a extreme example of my understanding of engine gyroscopic effect,I would like to cite the rotary engine of the plane 'Sopwith Camel', which produced so much gyroscopic effect that the plane went 'up' on left turns and 'down' on right turns.But,this was because there were 8 cylinders revolving around a stationary crankshaft.
In case of the Model-T,the cylinders were stationary,so how would these produce a gyroscopic effect?