Word: rotaryism
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Karol's machine, like the Wankel, works on the rotary principle; that is, the energy from its burning fuel is converted directly into rotary motion.* Yet unlike other rotaries, it retains many of the acknowledged advantages of conventional internal-combustion engines. In standard auto engines, for example, the reciprocating...
Sidney Lee, real estate investor and president of the St. Croix Rotary Club, believes that the murders will lead to a tightening of police and law enforcement. "I'd say things are safer now. I advise all my friends who call from the States to come anyway."
Even so, David Cole and other researchers are convinced that they are on the way toward ironing out the remaining problems with the Wankel. Rotary engines now available, including the Mazda, says Cole, are "equivalent to a 1930s' piston engine in development. The comparison between that and what we...
Yet there is no inherent reason why rotary engines will not ultimately be suitable for any U.S. car. GM is believed to be experimenting with a Corvette outfitted with a rotary engine placed just behind the driver's seat, in the midsection of the car. Because Wankel-type power...
Love Affair. Ford, using technology bought from West Germany's Audi-NSU-Wankel, is also extensively testing the Wankel. Chrysler officials are the least enthusiastic about a rotary revolution. Engineering Vice President Alan Loofbourrow recently predicted that the Wankel "will turn out to be one of the most unbelievable...