TheAirplaneNerd Posted December 17, 2021 Report Posted December 17, 2021 20 hours ago, Austintatious said: The Wankel engine was close, but the rotary part wobbles which is less than ideal. There’s another company out right now that’s also making rotary engines, how ever it’s reversed their idea. LiquidPiston has the inner rotor a peanut shape, while the chamber looks like a three leaf clover. They already have a prototype flying on a drone, but I think it provides electrical power to a battery, then to an electric motor. It seems like a good idea to me, although the company hasn’t given any updates for a while. https://www.liquidpiston.com But if rotaries aren’t the future, there’s another South African company called ADEPT Airmotive that’s making a 320hp V6. It sounds like they have plans for a 360hp variant, and higher horsepower variants. I believe this engines is only for experimental aircraft at the moment. https://www.kitplanes.com/inline-and-v-four-stroke-2022-engines-buyers-guide/ https://flyadept.co.za/engines/ Finally, had anyone mentioned AC Aero and Higgs Lycoming solutions and Diesel engines? It sounds like these engines will be for experimental aircraft, then certified later. https://www.ac-aero.com Quote
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