Gnome Engines

Many early Bleriots were powered by seven cylinder, single value Gnome rotary engines:

A good history and technical discussion of the Gnome engine is found on this website: http://www.benncomm.com/ancient/rhinebck/gnome/gnome.htm

An animated diagram of this engine is visible here: http://www.keveney.com/gnome.html

Gnome replicas are available from Replica Engines: http://www.replicaengines.com/products/gnome.htm

To hear an audio clip of a Gnome engine, visit this site: http://www.lincolnbeachey.com/gno.html