The idea of a rotary engine has intrigued engineers and ... Wankel also noticed the radial engines that were already used by aviation. These were created by Felix Millet in 1888 and entered ...

Read more: What Disadvantages Do Radial Engines Have And Why Aren ... 5,000 horsepower sounds entirely ridiculous for any ...

Rotary engines have almost completely gone out of production, but they’re still beloved by enthusiasts. Eschewing pistons for a spinning three-sided rotor, they rev to the moon and sound great ...

“I blew the engine five times,” Marek told us ... He tells us he’s considering a few options, one of which is a rotary radial where the cylinders spin around a stationary crankshaft.

He had turned Balzer's rotary engine into a fixed radial — and one cooled by water instead of air. At last problems began to fade and performance improve, with an immediate leap from 6-8 hp in ...

[Ian Jimmerson] has constructed a detailed model of a radial engine out of wood and MDF for an undisclosed reason. Rather than just delivering the wooden engine to wherever wood engines go ...

The latest, wildest version of the Manx to launch is the Tarmac Touring Edition, which debuted during Monterey Car Week with a radial aircraft engine. Yeah, you read that right. I got to see the ...