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People who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. I got interested in the early rotary aircraft engines 12 years ago. They were marvels of engineering and produced almost unbelievable power to weight ratios when carburetors and cooling systems were in their infancy.
I always thought you could combine the mechanical design of the rotary with all of the improvements made over the last 100 years, and end up with one heck of a powerplant when you consider the rotary is the only piston in cylinder IC engine that has no reciprocating parts.
My first design was a version that would eliminate the stroke of the pistons and act as a flywheel instead of an engine. To this day I think few people understand the potential, of recovering a 60-0 stop's energy and reapplying it for acceleration. Even fewer understand the concept of incorporation of P&G into the vehicle itself.
regards
Mech
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