Rotary combustion engine

Many types of rotary combustion engine, like the Quasiturbine or the Wankel engine, have been devised http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/POWER/rotaryIC/rotaryIC.htm, all having the same basic concept; to avoid the reciprocating motion of the piston with its inherent vibration and rotational-speed-related mechanical stress. Sometimes these engines are referred to in somewhat erroneous shorthand as rotary engines, although the term rotary engine was first used to describe the rotary piston engine, a type of aircooled reciprocating aircraft engine, where in the reverse of the usual piston engine practice, the crankshaft is static and attached to the airplane, while a bank of cylinders rotates around the crankshaft and is attached to the airscrew.

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Quasiturbine - Wankel engine - Rotary piston engine - Reciprocating - Aircraft engine - Crankshaft - Cylinder - Airscrew

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One recent automotive rotary engine was developed by Texas machinist, Frank Turner. It was noticed by Malcolm Bricklin and licensed for use in the Bricklin SV-1 vehicle. Although the engine was never used, it is connected with that legendary car.

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Malcolm Bricklin - Bricklin SV-1

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The newest automotive rotary engines, however, are currently produced by Mazda. Recently, both the RX-7 and RX-8 have used Wankel-type rotary engines exclusively. The Mazda website has a history of their use of rotary engines http://www.mazda.com/history/rotary/.

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Mazda - RX-7 - RX-8

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