rotary engine
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The company built and flew a prototype of one such drone, in which batteries power the vertical takeoff and the rotary engine takes over for long-range horizontal flight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Alongside Young’s RX-3 was Barbachan’s red ’72 Mazda RX-2, while Trujillo brought a vintage Mazda rotary engine pickup truck to the mix, as did Cabral with his ’74 sky-blue REPU.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025
Mazda said that its prized rotary engine, introduced more than 50 years ago, was being adapted for electric vehicles.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
When he wasn’t looking for a job, Bruce worked on inventions—for 17 years on a design for a rotary engine that contained only three moving parts.
From Time • Sep. 8, 2016
This is the reason given in support of the claim that the rotary engine forces water to a given distance with from one-fourth to one-third the steam-pressure necessary to drive all reciprocating engines.
From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.
