Came across this tidbit of info I never heard about, but I am sure some of you know about it,

Another attempt to rescue Williamsport was made in introducing the "radical" /SCORE/ engine, a Wankel engine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine> originally developed in a partnership between Curtiss-Wright <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss-Wright> and John Deere <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deere>. Curtiss-Wright lost interest in the design just as it was maturing and sold it to Deere, who brought in Lycoming to sell into the aviation markets. They were guaranteed a startup run by Cessna <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna>, also owned by Textron. Just as production was ready to start, Cessna announced they were halting their small-aircraft business for an indefinite period, and SCORE was cancelled. The remains of the Deere licenses were later purchased by Rotary Power International <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rotary_Power_International&action=edit&redlink=1>, which briefly produced a 340 hp (254 kW) version.

Steve Carlisle

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