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Originally Posted by Aquaticedge
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OHHHH! You mean a WANKEL engine......
Named after my Uncle Felix Wankel; inventor of the 'Wankel stroke engine'.
His name was not "Felix Rotary".
Like Kerry said; A 'Rotary' is like WW1 airplane engine; the mass turns around a stationary crankshaft.
And No it is not called a radial engine;... when the crankshaft turns then it is a 'radial' layout.
Yes I am being an Ass.
But Uncle Felix would take issue with his invention.
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I overhauled a Wankel engine in 1976; it bent my brain seeing how it worked with the side housing off.
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