Comments on: CARinfo3D – The rotary or Wankel engine https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carinfo3d-the-rotary-or-wankel-engine/ Sun, 18 May 2025 21:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Boobah https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carinfo3d-the-rotary-or-wankel-engine/#comment-1587656 Sun, 18 May 2025 21:51:20 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=113908#comment-1587656 It annoys me that there is more than one kind of engine that is described as ‘rotary.’ In addition to the Wankel Engine, there’s the variation on the radial engine where the drive shaft is mounted to the engine block while the cam shaft is fixed to the frame.

As far as I know, the only time it was used regularly was in WWI fighters, where they leveraged the gyroscopic forces from the spinning engine block for extra maneuverability. It also had a tendency to kill inexperienced pilots, because turning the wrong way on liftoff could tilt the nose down, leading the plane to fly into the ground.

]]> By: Frons Nisfit https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carinfo3d-the-rotary-or-wankel-engine/#comment-1587489 Sun, 18 May 2025 01:34:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=113908#comment-1587489 I can still hear John Cleese’s lascivious pronunciation of “Wankel “ from Mony Python back in the day,

]]> By: pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carinfo3d-the-rotary-or-wankel-engine/#comment-1587435 Sat, 17 May 2025 15:41:06 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=113908#comment-1587435 I love that motor.
But it did have a few problems. It used oil badly. The apex seals needed changing too often. And the tires wore out even faster.

But they had a very high rmp limit and more than enough power.

I had a used Mazda for about a year back in the day. That thing moved. (And it was a girl magnet)

]]> By: James Street https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carinfo3d-the-rotary-or-wankel-engine/#comment-1587430 Sat, 17 May 2025 14:24:13 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=113908#comment-1587430 “This Car Is Running On Nothing But Hopes And Dreams”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGk1LOTxA6M
(1 minute)

]]> By: Gary https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carinfo3d-the-rotary-or-wankel-engine/#comment-1587360 Sat, 17 May 2025 04:53:32 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=113908#comment-1587360 I remember the commercials still.

https://youtu.be/ElkuWqhL9V8?feature=shared

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