HASEGAWA PLASTIC MODEL KIT French Air-Cooled Rotary 1/8 LE RHONE 110HP Engine

The idea of an air cooled rotary radial engine whose shole body works like a fly wheel is said to have been invented in 1887 by an Australian engineer, Lawrence Hargrave. This idea was realized as an aircraft engine by M. Laurent Seguin in 1907.
This first production model, built during from 1909 to 1910, was the 7 cylindered Gnome Model Omega 50 hp/1,200rpm.
In 1913, Gnome et Rhone completed an improved version, 9 cylindered Model C, 80 hp/1,200rpm. This new rotary engine, so called Le Rhone 80hp, was apprecianted as the best aircraft engine in the world those days. It had smoother rotation and lighter weight than other 4 to 6 cylindered water cooled and 7 to 9 cylindered fixed radial engines.
This 80hp engine was then manufactured by Gnome & Le Rhone Engine Company established in England and by Italian Motori Gnome & Rhone Company in Italy and in the USA General Vehicle Company began production under licence.
While in Germany, Oberursel Motoren Company obtained the licence before the War, and designed a 7 cylindered 80hp engine.
This engine was then developed into each model of the 9 cylindered 110hp, the double row 14 cylindered 160hp, and finally the double row 18 cylindered 200hp engine.

 

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