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Flat Plane Vs Cross Plane V8 engines. A flat plane V8 (animated on the left) is very much like two inline-4 engines mated together in a V configuration. Therefore end-to-end balance is inherent, as the first and last piston of a bank is always exactly in the same position, as are the center two pistons on each bank.
Propellers are inclined planes that transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. Two of the other six simple machines are based on the inclined plane. The wedge is a compound portable inclined plane. It is made of two inclined planes that meet at an edge. The screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.