Feedback on rotery engines

[E3newbie]

Hi Guys,
I've got intention to buy a FD but know nuts about the rotery engine, anyone here with knoledge of roterys care to share a bit??:angel_smile:

 

[sakuraguy]

uh .. not again ...

The rotary engine was a common type of internal combustion aircraft engine in the early years of the 20th century. It was also used in a few motorcycles and cars.

Although the rotary engines were mostly used in aircraft, there were also a few cars and motorcycles with rotary engines. The most famous motorcycle (probably because of winning many races) is the Megola motorcycle with a radial rotary engine inside the front wheel. Another motorcycle with a radial rotary engine was the Redrup Radial, which had a rotating 3 cylinder engine in its frame.

In 1904, the Barry engine was built in Wales, a rotating 2 cylinder boxer engine inside a motorcycle frame, weighing 6.5 kg. In the 1940s Cyril Pullin developed the Powerwheel, a wheel with rotating one cylinder engine, clutch and drum brake inside the hub but it never went into serial production.

Cars with rotary engines were built (among others) by American companies Adams-Farwell, Bailey, Balzer and Intrepid

 

[sakuraguy]

Additional?

go here : http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=110302

 

[E3newbie]

Thats a lot of info sukuraguy, Thanks a lot.
What i was actually looking for was the feedback on day to day problems one might encounter in an FD. Did you drive one? Was it a hassle to maintain?

 

[sakuraguy]

i think you should move to RE Club forum .. u can find at the main page

or click here : http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/forumdisplay.php?f=90

there are many RE enthusiasts ;) ...

anyway .. im not sukura

 

[E3newbie]

Thanks a lot, whoever you are... You r in japan now? hows the weather there man!! Is it really like F & F 2 over there? :)

 

[sakuraguy]

Yeah .. tomorrow morning im going for a early morning drift ;)