The maximum rotational speed is fairly fixed for a given engine technology.

The four-bearing engine was also limited as to its maximum rotational speed due to the relative lack of crankshaft support.

A rev limiter is a device fitted to an internal combustion engine to restrict its maximum rotational speed.

Efficiencies and minimum/maximum rotational speeds are highly dependent on the design of the rotating group, and many different types are in use.

Wolf Creek's location in Tornado Alley means that it was designed to handle the maximum tornadoes possible for the United States, with wind speeds up to 360 miles per hour and a maximum rotational speed of 290 miles per hour.

It was severely damaged on 20 September 1998 when a reaction wheel in the spacecraft's Attitude Measuring and Control System (AMCS) reached its maximum rotational speed, losing control of a slew, damaging the High Resolution Imager by exposure to the sun.