Talk:Inline engine (aeronautics)

Verifiability
Is a V engine really known as an inline engine in aviation? A source would be nice. Andrewa (talk) 03:37, 27 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Belated reply to above: the McGraw-Hill published An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation (Kumar, ed, 2004) has Inline: "An arrangement in a reciprocating engine in which all the cylinders are placed in a single line." So no, not by this team (1 Indian, 2 US). Can't find inline (engine) in the OED at all. There have been earlier discussions of the definition (see Talk:Straight engine) and I have a hazy memory of a suggestion (somewhere else in WPAVIATION) that Americans said straight where British used inline, though this is not born out by Kumar's book. I also recall a piece in the Introduction of Gunston's history of engine book (The Development of Piston Aero Engines?) which agrees with Kumar's definition. I'll check in our local library to see exactly what he said.TSRL (talk) 11:10, 12 March 2013 (UTC)


 * There were earlier replies in the article itself:
 * Direct reference of a V engine described as "inline":
 * Direct reference of a W engine described as "inline":
 * General definition of an inline engine in aviation:
 * These sources had been in the article for three quarters of a year before the terminology was further questioned. A source was asked for; sources were given. The usage may be regional, but it has been established as being used in aviation in at least one major version of the English language. Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 10:30, 21 May 2013 (UTC)