Clerget Aircraft Engines
Clerget was the name given to a series of early rotary aircraft engine types of the World War I era that were designed by Pierre Clerget. Manufactured in both France by Clerget-Blin and Great Britain by Gwynne Limited, they were used on such aircraft as the Sopwith Camel and Vickers Gunbus.
In the 1920s Pierre Clerget turned his attention to diesel radial engines and finally produced a H-16 engine before he died in 1943.
Read more about Clerget Aircraft Engines: Rotary Engine Development, Radial 'X' Engines, Diesel Radial Engines, H-16 Engine
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