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What is a wankel engine?
A rotary engine. Used mostly in Mazda cars like the RX-7.
Which car used wankel rotary engine?
The Wankel rotary engine is a differing type of engine as opposed to the standard piston engine. The Mazda line of cars is the one that uses this type of engine.
What type of engine did Felix wankel invent?
The Rotary Engine, used by Mazda in production cars such as the RX-7
Does the Mazda 3 hatchback have a rotary engine?
no, the ONLY cars with rotary engines have RX in there name.
How long did the Mazda company produce cars with a rotary engine?
The Mazda company produced rotary engine fitted cars from 1967 until the end of 2011. It was based on a design by Felix Wankel, a German engineer. The CEO of Mazda insists that rotary engine production has only been stopped temporarily.
Define rotary engine?
Do an internet on a Mazda RX7 or RX8... other than that ....it's basically an airplane engine..... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A rotary engine, or formly known as the "wankel" engine was created/invented by Felix Wankel back in the 1920s i believe, prototype was designed an released in 1959. Mazda well know for the RX(Rotary Experiment) Gen cars 1-8. There are a few kinds of rotary engines, the ones in airplanes, and the ones used in cars/trucks. The basic rotary engine from a car IE Rx7. has a 13b rotary engine, which is a 2 rotor model. The rotary engine , instead of a traditional piston engine does not go up an down, instead goes in circular motion (which allows it to get way more RPMs). there are plenty of rotary engines 12a,13b,20b, and 26b(which is hard to come close too...AND ALOT OF $$$$$) thats basically a lil about the rotary engine!!!
Do all Mazda cars have a rotary engine?
For all I know, for the RX8, about 1k or 10k of them were made a V6. All though if I remember correctley, one of Mazda's cars were not even produced with a rotary engine and I think it was called the Comet.
What is rotary piston engine?
The term rotary piston engine can have several meanings:Rotary engine, the piston engine that rotates in operation, as used on World War I fighter aircraftPistonless rotary engine, the engines which use rotors or rotary pistons instead of conventional reciprocating pistons
Does a plane have the same engine as a cars?
No, planes have either a rotary or turbine engines and most vehicles (excluding the Mazda RX-7 and RX-8, which both have rotary engines) have crank and piston engines. Some small planes (such as the piper cub) have piston props. In fact, the Rolls Royce merlin engine used in the spitfire was also used in some custom/modified cars.
What engine operates using a three sided metal rotor instead of the traditional piston and cylinder arrangement?
The three sided rotary engine is a Wankel engine. The engines were used in Mazda cars, as well as some Norton motorcycles.
What did the rotary engine do?
did the rotary engine (Hargrave lawrence) help
What was the rotary steam engine?
A rotary steam engine was a fire engine basically
