| 词条 | Millet motorcycle |
| 释义 |
|name = Millet motorized bicycle |image = Felix Millet.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = Unrestored Millet, titled 1897 model |aka = |manufacturer = Alexandre Darracq |production = ca. 1894–1895 |engine = 5-cylinder air-cooled radial-configuration rotary engine |top_speed = 35 km/h (hypothetical) |power = {{convert|1.2|PS|hp|abbr=on}} |ignition = Bunsen cell/ignition coil hybrid |transmission = |frame = |suspension = |brakes = |tires = Pneumatic |rake_trail = |wheelbase = |length = |width = |height = |seat_height = |dry_weight = |wet_weight = |fuel_capacity = }} The Millet motorcycle, designed in 1892 by Félix Théodore Millet, may have been the first motorcycle (or motorized bicycle) to use pneumatic tires.[1] It had an unusual radial-configuration rotary engine incorporated into the rear wheel, believed to be the first one ever used to power a person-carrying vehicle of any type. Production historyA prototype with rear-wheel rotary engine ran in 1892. Production rights were acquired by Alexandre Darracq in 1894. Production halted following an unsuccessful entry in the Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race of 1895.[2] TechnologyThe five cylinders were mounted radially in the rear wheel, with the connecting rods directly attached to the fixed crank of the hollow-drilled rear axle. The rear fender served as a fuel tank; a surface carburetor and air filter were located between the wheels.[3] Ignition was electric via combination Bunsen cell and induction coil. Millet used a rotating handlebar twistgrip for its operation.[4] It was started with pedals so the motorcycle could be moved even after engine failure. Maximum power was rated at {{convert|1.2|PS|hp}}, continuous power at {{convert|0.75|PS|hp}} at 180 RPM. With the rated continuous power, the bike should have reached a speed of 35 km/h.[4] See also
References1. ^{{citation|author=William Harris|title=Motorcycle History|publisher=How Stuff Works|url=http://auto.howstuffworks.com/motorcycle6.htm|accessdate=2012-11-26}} {{Early motorcycles}}{{motorcycle-stub}}2. ^{{cite book|author=Cyril Posthumus|author2=Dave Richmond|title=Motorräder gestern und heute|trans-title=Motorcycles yesterday and today|year=1978|ISBN=3-453-52080-7|page=11|publisher=München Heyne}} 3. ^Dinglers Polytechnisches Journal. Bd. 299 (1896), p. 178, Reprint: {{ISBN|3-931965-13-9}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|publisher=Dausien Werner|author=Juráj Porázik|title=Motorräder aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1940|trans-title=Motorcycles of the years 1885 through 1940|year=1983|ISBN=978-3768402408|page=48|language=German}} 5 : Vehicles introduced in 1892|Motorcycles introduced in the 1890s|Motorized bicycles|Motorcycles powered by rotary engines|French motorcycles |
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