Curtis Wright built airplane engines, Sachs produced small air ... performance parts like turbochargers will also negatively impact engine reliability. The Wankel rotary story isn’t completely ...

The natural motors that power tail-like appendages in bacteria seem to have a single evolutionary origin, allowing parts from ...

The rotary engine offers vibration-free operation, compact size, and high power output compared to traditional engines. Mazda did not invent the rotary engine but were instrumental in furthering ...

Small engine manufacturer LiquidPiston is developing a tiny, lightweight, super-efficient engine that functions a lot like Wankel rotary units. Despite that, LiquidPiston says the unit can deliver ...

Both 787Bs were powered by 2.6-liter four-rotor engines that were detuned to 700 horsepower. Afterward, the FIA announced that rotary engines would no longer be allowed at Le Mans.

Firstly, there are far fewer moving parts ... matters worse, rotary engines need their rotor chambers to be lubricated with oil, and even with precise injection of very small amounts to keep ...

Mazda's rotary engines are compact and lightweight, making them easy to install in small cars ... and quieter due to the lack of reciprocating parts, and with a better power-to-weight ratio ...

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.

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary ... few moving parts and offers very smooth power transfer and high power to weight ratio. The downside, though, is that the engine deliberately ...

According to Davis, the rotary engine will continue to play a role in the company's products moving forward, with engineers applying the lessons learned through the SkyActiv program to the powerplant.

That’s because the new rotary engine is being used in the MX-30 EV plug-in hybrid as a small and innovative range ... But the MX-30’s interesting parts lie under the bonnet, somewhere Mazda ...

The iconic rotary car engine, thought to have been consigned to the dustbin of impractical technology, is making a comeback in Japan from the very automaker that introduced the system as far back ...