In this article, we'll learn how a rotary engine works.

He dreamed up a light plane with a rotary engine.

If you've never seen the inside of a rotary engine, be prepared for a surprise, because you won't recognize much.

Work on the rotary engine, which powered many early aircraft up until about 1920.

The next generation rotary engine, dubbed 16x, is currently under development.

The development of the rotary engine was very cost-intensive for the small company.

After that they were eclipsed by the new, light rotary engines.

The power delivery in a rotary engine is also smoother.

The Atkinson cycle can be used in a rotary engine.

He took up farming, but in the 1930s began experimenting with rotary engines.

The chief points of difference from other rotary engines were:

However, both continue to be called rotary engines and only the context determines which type is meant.

When flooded, rotary engines become very difficult to start.

In fact, for their size and weight, rotary engines generate far more power than pistons.

By the time the war ended, the rotary engine had become obsolete, and it disappeared from use quite quickly.

His inventions contributed to the rotary engine and the helicopter.

The invention never entered production but is credited as an important step in rotary engine development.

But in a rotary engine, this is accomplished in a completely different way.

In the next few sections, we'll see how the Quasiturbine takes the idea of a rotary engine even further.

A rotary engine does these sam-e four jobs, but each one happens in its own part of the housing.

So, Mazda is for burning - and uses its rotary engine to do the job.

Also unusual for a rotary engine was the inclusion of a true throttle control.

Rotary engines produce high power figures from relatively small displacements.