The rotary was the most radical rethink of the combustion engine in over a hundred years — and it paid the price for being different. Mazda introduced the innovative Wankel rotary engine in the 1967 ...

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware. But NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up ...

The MH-60R “Romeo” helicopter has proven invaluable to the Navy since its introduction in the mid-2000s, showing great versatility and proficiency in combat. Aerospace and defense giant Lockheed ...

Not only are Chinese carmakers redefining the world of EVs, but one of them is now taking on the Wankel rotary engine. Originally designed by German engineer Felix Wankel and later refined into a ...

View post: Walmart Is Selling a Dual Dash Cam for Over 50% Off A report from CarNewsChina says Changan, via its Harbin Dongan Auto Engine subsidiary, has completed the first ignition of the R05E – ...

4 Reasons Why The Rotary Engine Is Dead. The Wankel engine was last seen in a production car in the Mazda RX-8, and currently there are no rotary engines in production. Mazda may bring it back in the ...

The week of December 14–20 is surprisingly rich with moments that shaped the automobile industry, motorsport culture, environmental policy, and even the way cars are portrayed in film. From the ...

Long before Felix Wankel became synonymous with rotary engines, an inventive Hungarian-American engineer named Stephen M. Balzer secured one of the earliest patents for a rotary-powered automobile on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. At the Japan Mobility Show two years ago, Mazda unveiled a ...

Airbus believes it will be able to offer a choice of engine suppliers on its Next Generation Single Aisle, even if it opts for open-fan powerplants on the new narrowbody. Among the propulsion ...

Helicopters often have a bad reputation for safety or performance, which is generally unfair. However, some helicopters deserve to be flagged up for their failings. Unfortunately, the ten aircraft in ...