It sure is not reciprocating. I am sure they know about and are

frightened

of the Mazda Wankel engine.

Paul Lamar

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Vance W Jaqua wrote:

The Mazda Wankel is really a hybrid between a true
rotory and a recprocating engine. It has about a 1 inch
stroke (twice the eccentric offset) and the swept
volume is about half face area times reciprocation
and half true rotary - swept housing shape!!!
A WWI leRhone is a truer rotary than a Wankel/
Vance

There you go again Vance. The rotary does not "stroke". :) The rotor

rotates about

its own center while rotating about the the center of the e-shaft.

That is

why

they call it a planetary engine.

The LeRhone rotary has reciprocating connecting rods therefore it is
not a true rotary like the wankel.

Paul Lamar

Paul forget it for a moment!

Vance just gave you an excuse to go " reciprocate" racing!

Thomas J.  :)

You will never convince the organizers with that argument.
We are talking big bucks here. If I had that kind of money I would
not risk it on semantics.

Paul Lamar

It is amazing WHAT Jon Sharp sparked here with his new bird! And it doesn't
even use anything rotary!!

Thomas J.   :)

Not yet.

Paul Lamar
 
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