Return-Path: Received: from out002.verizon.net ([206.46.170.141] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2583017 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:02:37 -0400 Received: from gman.verizon.net ([4.47.212.106]) by out002.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.33 201-253-122-126-133-20030313) with ESMTP id <20030917170235.LBMK602.out002.verizon.net@gman.verizon.net> for ; Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:02:35 -0500 Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.0.20030917120140.03bb3470@incoming.verizon.net> X-Sender: res0gip8@incoming.verizon.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:03:37 -0500 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Canyon Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Internal gearing ... In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out002.verizon.net from [4.47.212.106] at Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:02:34 -0500 Marko Bewersdorff wrote: >here is an animated gif from www.der-wankelmotor.de it shows the >original of >Wankel's idea on improving a turbin. Check it out, no reciprocating >parts. >The spark plugs where in the internal rotating part. >I don't know if the gif animates in your email reader - you might have to >save it to your PC first and then look at it with a web browser. --- Thanks, Marko. That's a very interesting engine. The current configuration seems to be even better though it's easy to see Wankel's progression of thought in these engines. Steve