450 horsepower from a 120 lb engine running without pistons

I remember the first. If I also remember correctly, it has the same issues as a Wankel with the seals being the main issue they have in them. If they can overcome that for reliability and endurance, it has solid possibilities.

this would be a game changer for small piston aircraft

If that's real and cost modestly I see far more usefulness with Decentralized Generation than vehicle transportation. You can bust out 100+kw with 350 HP easily. Ohhh, what you can do with 100+kw of your own Power.

It compresses like 2 Wankel rotors stacked on each other then ports to another pair of for the combustion and exhaust, all of which are spinning balanced like turbines.

A 120 lb engine producing 450 horsepower without pistons likely uses a rotary or Wankel design, where triangular rotors spin inside an epitrochoid chamber, converting combustion directly into rotational motion for high power-to-weight efficiency.

Hydrogen is a containment nightmare. Wonder if it can run on something less volatile and escape prone.

2024 info: not rentable → buried as usual. Invention must generate big bucks first; ecology’s just an excuse for taxes & cash. Truth is, super-cheap driving has existed for ages but always killed in the cradle

No overheating? Sorry, that heat is going somewhere.

It has NO pistons except it has 2 rotating pistons 🤣

Is this real? It will not be as efficient as an electric one but nevertheless maybe it could power sportscars of the future!

@grok, how's this engine stacking up in the real world? Don't tell me a lightweight engine can produce big power without having to dissipate large amounts of heat, that is just a lie. What other lies exist here?

This engine has been in development for 10 years and it still hasn't even powered a tricycle.

@grok is this real?

@grok did the astron H2 starfire really run for 100,000 hours without a break?

@rehj00 I am old enough to remember Mazdas rotary engine, It was junk

Motors used on Tesla Model S is around 100 lb and roughly 400 horsepower. More energy efficiency, clean, NO maintenance, NO smoke.

Mmm what car company used to have a rotary engine and why did they stop development?

But, will the apex seal hold?

Let’s goooo!!! Put this in something! I want to hear how it sounds this thing is crazy

@grok how strong is the gyroscopic effect on this

In the 70's didn't they have the Wenkel motor that was rotary?

"... with no pistons, instead uses two rotating chambers... each with a piston..." 🤣🤣🤣

Well it has a rotary piston.

@grok Is this real, why haven’t we heard of it before?

claptrap

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I want on for my 99 Chevy S-10

What?!?

I'll take one scaled down 50% to power a custom bike.

Buuuullllshit