New Rotory Engine?

[HereForTheBeer]

Kinda like a radial aircraft motor, then. Wouldn't be surprised if it creates torque phenomena like a radial, wherein that big rotating mass causes the vehicle to veer one direction depending on the direction of rotation, and the severity of that pull varies with the RPM of the motor.

[indytruckboy]

too complex, too much machining.

[triangleman]

I do hate to jump on a thread necro, but as the owner of a Wankel rotary engine, this topic really caught my eye.

The other posters are definitely right - that's a "rotary" engine in the original sense of the term, where the cylinders and block all rotate around a stationary point. They loved them in WWI because the rotating block made for great cooling at low speeds, but they also made the plane epically tricky to fly due to gyroscopic forces of big arse revolving chunks of metal.

Originally Posted by ETC

That Wave disc generator looks cool

Given the Corporopolitical system we have, I doubt It'll see the light of day. Some would say that's "conspiracy theory" but, when you consider oil companies are making the highest net profits ever on this Planet and, there is even a discussion on whether they should get tax payer subsidies ... well ... c'mon ...

I hear the talking heads now ... "That's Socialism" ... That's Un-American ... That Guy sounds like a Commie".

Hopefully if it works and someone shuts it down, some complete plans get Assanged ;]

Dude, if this was true, we'd all be driving RX8s. Trust me. My fun car is helping pay for some oil sheik to do five lines of coke off a shaved camel's arse. Just saying