Making of a Wankel

[Jims5543]

I thought this was cool and would share.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k7YEx2eVhg

[slodave]

Looked pretty cool. I thought the engine stand jig looked a little flimsy. Thanks!

Dave

[dtw]

Very cool - thanks for sharing.

[dagriff]

Oh, it's a Wank-EL , I thought...

Seriously though, does ANYONE think they sound nice?

[fastpat]

I, too, have a Wankel. Aircooled.

[notfarnow]

Neat-o. I was surprised to see them assembling the case without any protection on the crank. You'd think it'd be easy to bonk it accidentally.

Pat, I love miniature engines... that mini wankel is too cool. I take assume it's for an RC plane?

[fastpat]

Originally posted by notfarnow
Neat-o. I was surprised to see them assembling the case without any protection on the crank. You'd think it'd be easy to bonk it accidentally.

Pat, I love miniature engines... that mini wankel is too cool. I take assume it's for an RC plane?

That's correct, I have a small collection of engines for models. I'm trying to buy another one to power a twin engined aircraft, but a bit expensive.

One of the most interesting is the single cylinder four stroke with a tiny Roots type supercharger on it, running off the rear of the crankshaft.

[dd74]

Too cool, Pat. Have any miniature jets for R/C planes? I saw quite a few flying around Balboa Park in The Valley out here.

[dd74]

Oh BTW: great thread. The Wankel's one of my favorite engines. It's almost a toss-up between it and the Flat 6 for me.

[fastpat]

Originally posted by dd74
Too cool, Pat. Have any miniature jets for R/C planes? I saw quite a few flying around Balboa Park in The Valley out here.

No, I don't have any small turbine engines. They do make both a tubine for model helicopters, one for a turboprop model, and a turbojet for model fighters and so forth. All are at least $2500.00 or more.

I'd love to find a radial engine, like the Technopower engines. As you can see, these aren't cheap either.
http://www.technopower.com/

I'm looking for an Enya V240 which is out of production, it's a 2.4 cubic inch V-twin.


And, before I forget, that wankel construction video is pretty neat, is that at Mazda or a aftermarket builder?

[RM512]

[fastpat]

That's a man for whom "too much" is about right.