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another super engine 1
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From what i've read its been around for a while, it's tiny allrigth its just hard to believe its going to be massive... 3000Hp from that complex mechanism in a reliable way... but hey, prove me wrong and i'll be the first to want one, on a bike! oh yeah
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j2bprometheus
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Similar engine designs have been around for quite a while. There is a similar one called the Tschudi engine that has been around since before 1967.
Here's a reference:
Rivals to the Wankel: A Roundup of Rotary Engines by Jan P. Norbye, Popular Science, January, 1967.
Also, LJK Setright's book Some Unusual Engines shows a similar design.
I notice that there aren't many in production, despite the fact that the basic design has been around for more than 50 years.
j2bprometheus
Here's a reference:
Rivals to the Wankel: A Roundup of Rotary Engines by Jan P. Norbye, Popular Science, January, 1967.
Also, LJK Setright's book Some Unusual Engines shows a similar design.
I notice that there aren't many in production, despite the fact that the basic design has been around for more than 50 years.
j2bprometheus
ornerynorsk
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I wonder if anything has been done with this lately. I remember seeing it in 2006 and thinking how this could really revolutionize the world of IC engines.
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