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Old 5 October 2000, 01:58 PM   #1
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Hi, I'm quite a novice when it comes to aircraft. My question is what's the difference between a "rotary" engine as mentioned in the engine specs of many of the planes shown on this site and a "Wankel rotary" engine? I know, quite well, from working at a Mazda dealer what the "Wankel" motor is. I always thought that the aircraft engines with radiating cylinders were "radial" engines. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
 

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