INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TANGENTIAL FORCE TRANSMISSION

The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine, comprising a shaft (41) on which a drive element (400) is arranged, a first cylinder (9) with a first power piston (3) movably arranged therein, and a second cylinder (10) with a second power piston (4) movably arranged therein, wherein the first power piston (3) is fluidically coupled with a first working piston (43) in a first working cylinder (35), the second power piston (4) is fluidically coupled with a second working piston (29) in a second working cylinder (33), and the first and second working pistons (43, 29) move back and forth in opposite directions in the first and second working cylinders (35, 33) and are operatively connected with the drive element (400). The invention further relates to a method for operating the internal combustion engine, a use of the internal combustion engine for driving a motor vehicle, aircraft or ship, and a motor vehicle, aircraft or ship that contains the internal combustion engine.