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The Gnome 7Σ Sigma (commonly called the Gnome 60 hp) is a French seven-cylinder,
Smithsonian/NASM's page on Gnome Omega No.1
Video of April 2009 ground runup of a restored Gnome Omega in the USA
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air-cooled
Air-cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over heat dissipation fins or hot areas of the engine to cool them in order to keep the engine within operating temperatures. In all combustion engines, a great percentage of the heat ge ...
rotary aero engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...
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The Sigma produced from its capacity of .
Specifications (7 Sigma)
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* Lumsden, Alec. ''British Piston Engines and their Aircraft''. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. .External links
Smithsonian/NASM's page on Gnome Omega No.1
Video of April 2009 ground runup of a restored Gnome Omega in the USA
{{Gnome-Rhône aeroengines Air-cooled aircraft piston engines 1900s aircraft piston engines
Sigma
Sigma (; uppercase Σ, lowercase σ, lowercase in word-final position ς; grc-gre, σίγμα) is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 200. In general mathematics, uppercase Σ is used as ...
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