Hi,
  I bought one of those cars a couple of months ago  at The Discover Store
in a mall.  Way cool.  The motor is just a plain (but tiny) electric motor
like you'd find in any radio controlled car.  They make a GREAT cat toy! My
kitties love it!

- k -

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Wiese" <cardmarc@midsouth.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 4:53 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Zip Zaps have a rotary engine?


> Those hot new tiny car toys at Radio Shack supposedly have a "rotary
> engine" according to some advertising I saw. Planning on getting them
> for the nephews, I find that they are hard to get (read sold out, very
> hot item for Christmas). Has anyone taken one apart and found out if
> they really have a rotary engine? (Aren't all electric motors rotary
> engines of a sort?)
> Just wondering, cause I can't find one (and I am mildly curious) for
> Christmas gifts!
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> http://www.zipzaps.com/default.asp
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> Marc Wiese
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