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A new one for me. Contra rotating props too. A one off?
Rob, it is one of the few A/C types thhat flew with the the Bugatti U-16 engine. I have always liked odd engine configurations, and some versions of the Bugatti had counter rotating props, some did not. It was basicly 2 four cylinder engines back to back to form a straight 8 SOHC engine. Then 2 were combined to a common gearbox to form a U-16 engine. so 4 cylinder blocks, 2 crankshafts & camshafts, and one crank case. Very odd arrangement.

And we almost made them in the US. Thanks to General Barling!

 
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Rob, it is one of the few A/C types thhat flew with the the Bugatti U-16 engine. I have always liked odd engine configurations, and some versions of the Bugatti had counter rotating props, some did not. It was basicly 2 four cylinder engines back to back to for a straight 6 SOHC engine. Then 2 were combined to a common gearbox to form a U-16 engine. so 4 cylinder blocks, 2 crankshafts & camshafts, and one crank case. Very odd arrangement.

And we almost made them in the US. Thanks to General Barling!

Informative plus great read plus confusment equals winner.
 
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History of Koppartrans
• Creation: Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1947.
• Name Origin: Formed as a partnership between the mining corporation Stora Kopparberg and the shipping company
Transatlantic.
• Operations: Built a major oil refinery in Gothenburg and ran a prominent network of service stations across Sweden.
• Acquisition: Shell purchased half of the company in 1959, took full control by 1963, and completely retired the
Koppartrans brand name by the early 1970s.
 

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