Inline engine

Inline engine

Inline engine may refer to:

* In automotive use it is used as a synonym for straight engine
* In aviation it means any reciprocating engine with banks rather than rows of cylinders, including straight engines, flat engines, V engines and H engines, but excluding radial engines and rotary engines


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