But if the Germans were such good engineers why did they stick with it?
Just curious, if from an engineering standpoint its 'the wrong way' what are the disadvantages?
They stuck with it because it worked which makes the second question a moot point. There is no right and wrong way. Just because the earliest engines were built piston up doesn't make it the correct way. If engineers thought like that your car would still have an engine something like Otto's original in it!
To say the piston engine was not designed to run upside down is,politely,a daft statement. All the inverted engines mentioned already were obviously designed to run that way up.
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