Vance wrote
Paul - A somewhat frivolous question, prompted by the PSRU question.

WitH the planetary reversing rotation, has anyone considered reversing the
rotation of a Wankel engine to broaden the propeller selection base?.
This is a common gambit with V8s and single stage gear reductions.
Vance

Paul wrote
Vance, I AM surprised. I thought I had you thoroughly trained on
the intricacies of
the Wankel engine. You must realize by now, unlike a silly two cycle piston
engine, IT WILL NOT RUN BACKWARDS gracefully !!!! :-)

Wrathall Mark wrote:

Mark wrote>   Of the two practical reduction configurations, the highest
reduction is same rotation and the medium reduction is reversed rotation
http://www.howstuffworks.com/automatic-transmission1.htm. For the Ross/Tracy
gearsets, you can have 2.17:1 reversed rotation (compared to LyCon's) or
Ross 2.85:1 with same rotation. How many Rotary powered homebuilds will go
slow enough for LyCon props to be of interest?

Mark Wrathall

Also I think Tracy will see the light any day now and build a 2.85:1. :-)

Paul Lamar
 
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