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A split -cycle aircraft engine includes a crankshaft rotatable about a cr ankshaft axis. A power piston is slidably received within a power cylinder a nd is operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the power piston rec iprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and is operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a comp ression stroke during a single, rotation of the crankshaft. A gas crossover passage operatively interconnects the compression cylinder and the power cyl inder. An air reservoir is operatively connected to the gas crossover passag e by a reservoir passage. The air reservoir is selectively operable to recei ve and deliver compressed air. The engine is mounted to an aircraft and the air reservoir is disposed within the aircraft.A split -cycle aircraft engine includes a crankshaft rotatable about a crankshaft axis. A power piston is slidably received within a power cylinder and is operatively connected to th e crankshaft such that the power piston reciprocates through an expansion st roke and an exhaust stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A com pression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and is op eratively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston recip rocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke during a single, r otation of the crankshaft. A gas crossover passage operatively interconnects the compression cylinder and the power cylinder. An air reservoir is operat ively connected to the gas crossover passage by a reservoir passage. The air reservoir is selectively operable to receive and deliver compressed air. Th e engine is mounted to an aircraft and the air reservoir is disposed within the aircraft.A split -cycle aircraft engine includes a crankshaft rotatable about a crankshaft axis. A power piston is slidably received within a power cylinder and is operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the power piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably recei ved within a compression cylinder and is operatively connected to the cranks haft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke during a single, rotation of the crankshaft. A gas crossover passage operatively interconnects the compression cylinder and the power cylinder. An air reservoir is operatively connected to the gas crosso ver passage bya reservoir passage. The air reservoir is selectively operable to receive and deliver compressed air. The engine is mounted to an aircraft and the air reservoir is disposed within the aircraft.
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