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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
I have never looked at a radial and for the life of me do not know how they get all the piston shafts attached to the crank. :hmm:
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One piston is the "Fixed rod" which has a central hub attached, the remaining "articulating rods" from the remaining pistons are connected to the central hub via a set of pins. When the pistons fire they move the hub in a small circle which turns the crankshaft.