The twin-piston engine
Inventors (Intermediate), mission I8 Motors & Circuits, lesson 4 of 6.
Hook
Car engines turn up-and-down into round-and-round. Here, a motor shows it in reverse!
Fair test
Count piston strokes per turn. Compare motor speed with and without the flywheel.
Bonus challenge
Make “engine noises” in time with the pistons.
The build
- 🔥 Twin-Piston Engine: See inside a car engine: two pistons race up and down in turns! (level 3 of 5, about 40 minutes, 22 steps)