Mazda Revives the Rotary Engine! | Engineering Explained

Rotary engines are a beautiful feat of engineering innovation in the world of internal combustion engines. They're compact, powerful, smooth, and high revving. The king of rotaries must then be the four-rotor engine, doubling the displacement of typical 2-rotor engines, producing insane amounts of power from a very small package. The R26B is one example used on the Mazda 787B, which was the first car using something other than a reciprocating piston engine to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. So how

82K views · 1K reactions | This episode of Science Garage explains what’s going on inside the magic triangle that gets you all that high revving action that rotary drivers love! From rotors and apex seals to housings and E-shafts, you’ll learn about the Wankel Rotary Engine, and HOW IT WORKS! | Donut Media | Facebook