Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel. The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since the late 1950’s.

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 ...

The traditional piston engine has garnered the vast majority of attention and application in the internal combustion age, but there was another: the Wankel rotary engine. German engineer Felix ...

The Red Baron." The D.VIII came later, following the similar D.VII design but with a rotary engine instead of the D.VII's ...

The Airmaster's combination of power and innovative design helped Cessna Company navigate through the economic downturn.

We all know about opinions – everyone’s got one etcetera – but there’s perhaps nothing quite as divisive in the automotive world as the rotary engine. Aficionados will wax lyrical about ...

Hill Delays HX50 First Flight to December 2025 is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

A lot of talk this morning about whether Malaysia Air Flight 370’s aircraft engine monitoring data indicate that the aircraft continued to fly for hours after its transponder stopped transmitting.

Since it looks like Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for electric cars, there's no better time to become reacquainted with the quirky internal-combustion engine.

These aircraft could reach heights of 20,000 feet ... A lot of guys can't afford to find an original German Oberursel rotary engine, so they'll use something more modern, but they're going to ...

The model’s rotary engine is also intended as a backup for power production in emergencies and other contingencies. For example, if a household consumes 10 kilowatt-hours daily, electricity can ...