Vance and Emily Jaqua wrote:

Paul Yaw wrote:

I had planned a speedy response to this until I realized you made a
point well worth considering.  I am still letting this bounce from one
side of my skull to the other.  When the noise and vibration settles
down I will respond.

Paul Yaw

Paul Yaw - Thanks for stopping to think about it
I do not wish to be destructive, but I think that
close perusal will help us understand the rotary
and better exploit it's strengths and overcome
any weaknesses. My feeling is that the Wankel is
a truly elegant way of building a large displacement
engine in a very compact package. As Paul L says
for airplane application it is mostly a non issue.

Racing is another matter, and it has always been a
large task to level the playing field. Recent
example being the push rod loophole exploited
briefly by Ilmor/Mercedes at Indy, and the old
midget racing rules that tried to mix flat head
V8 60's, 2 stroke outboards, and those magnificent
little Offy's - Vance

 
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