as well as into the air intake. This oil is eventually burned, causing increased carbon and emissions over the life of the engines. Overhaul interval: Rotary engines in general don’t last as ...

As interesting as this concept is, it still has a long way to go before reaching production lines, not to mention its applications may be limited ...

This new video shows off the rotary engine by adding a clear side to a tiny model-airplane engine, something that we weren't aware existed and are glad to know about now. Despite the tiny size ...

You are correct that significantly more well-known Wankel design rotary engines are of the “flying Dorito” type that utilizes a triangular rotor that compresses and exhausts fuel and air ...

The first rotary engines were primarily used for aircraft during World War I, but the design was abandoned due to flaws and inefficiencies. In 1954, German engineer Felix Wankel invented a new ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Aliaksei Zholner built a tiny working rotary engine out of a piece of paper. The engine runs on compressed air. He was prompted to build the engine after reading a ...

The issue, as it has pretty much always been, is environmental. While the Wankel rotary engine does indeed make a lot of power in a small, lightweight package, it does so while burning lots of ...