Wankel engine

Wankel engine or rotary engine is also called combustion engine driven by the pressure generated by the burning converted into a rotary motion that drives the rotor axis.

The machine was developed by German engineer Felix Wankel. He started his research in the early 1950s at NSU Motorenwerke AG (NSU) and prototypenya and working in 1957. Further NSU to license the concept to several other companies all over the world to improve the concept.

Because of the Wankel engine is very compact, lightweight, machine is widely used in various vehicles and equipment such as the race car, aircraft, go-karts, speed boat.