I found this website for an interesting "rotary" engine design. A 6" x 6", 42 pound, 42 horsepower diesel engine.
http://www.regtech.com/index.html
http://www.regtech.com/index.html
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hevansrv7a said:Axial Vector
The Axial Vector is the latest generation of the DynaCam technology. AV owns the rights to what was DynaCam. From what I can see there are some signficant differences but with some ideas in common.
I remember seeing a similar design to Regi's in about 1960, written up in Popular Mechanics. This is a little more sophisticated, though. The swash plate idea is not new, but this does look like a particularly good way to implement it I like how turning the Wankel idea on its side enables more precise control of compression and the timing of compression. I wonder if they will ever build it?
Wikipedia Swashplate
It would be really neat in a RV, would't it?
kentb said:http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/FREE/302270007/1023/THISWEEKSISSUE
For aviation use I am not sure about the trade off for the increased output to the increase of packing H2O with you. But wouldn't it be cool to remove the cooling inlet from in front of the cowl.
Kent