Happy Birthday Rotary!

[Captain KRM P5]

Feb 1, 1957 Invented by German mechanical engineer Felix Wankel, the first working prototype of the Wankel rotary engine (pictured) ran for the first time at the research and development department of German manufacturer NSU Motorenwerke AG.

courtesy of wikipedia!

 

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I love playing with my wankel!

 

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seed was planted in 1924... and didnt bloom until 1957..