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This is a normal post Looks interesting
but also unnecessarily complicated.

I can see it becoming useful in piston engined aircraft where the weight saving might be useful, but any more than that? Not sure. Even then I'd be worried the complexity would cause reliability issues.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 21 Dec 2014, 23:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post Piston engine aircraft tend to use the simplest design possible
Pretty much everything I ever flew had a Lycoming O-235 flat four-banger under the hood. That design dates from WW2.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 21 Dec 2014, 23:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post Axial engine
Was just going to say the commentary failed to mention horizontally opposed engines apart from aircraft VW and Porsche have had a good run with them!
 (Billdeep, Sun 21 Dec 2014, 23:29, , Reply)