DogBox

Now that's a rotor!


Found a few pics of an experimental Curtiss Wright rotary from the 70s. Crazy ****. Evan Crazier is Ingersoll Rand baught the rights to the design and produced it to run pumps in natural gas pipelines. Can you imagine the noise this thing must have made! I only wish I had more pictures. Years ago I found a site with some good ones, but it seems to have disapeared. The seconds small image is from a google image search thumbnail linking to the defunt site.

1badFB

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Now that is some wild ****. Cant say Ive ever even heard let alone seen anything like it

*copies pictures*

wow.



Edit: where exactly did you find this???

twinkletoes

iTrader: (17)

Thats a repost I think. That is so crazy though. I want one in my 7(if it would fit)- sarcasim. i want one for display. That must of took forever to make and probably weighs a ton.

83rx7boy92

all i have to say is..HOLY ****....*grabs tissue to wipe self off*

DogBox

If you think that thing weighs a tonne, you need your eyes examined! It probably weighs ten or more!

@Gen1onr

Google image search ("curtiss wright" rotary)

Box_Man

Those cutouts for the intake ports on the sides of the rotor faces are kind of cool, and that thing probably weighs as much as my entire car, lol.

DriftFB

Repost, you said yourself this happened in the '70's, rotards have found out about it since then. Its even one guys sig.

And this is more like lounge talk anyways.

nick812

man thats huge.

trochoid

iTrader: (6)

???

If you are refering to the drilled holes on the gear side faces of the rotors, thoses are for balancing. The 'bathtubs' on the narrow sides of the rotors are the combustion chambers.

Perhaps you should visit Rotary Engine Illustated's website for a better visual understanding of 'How It Works'.

There have been rotary engines built for sea going ships that one could stand inside of the housing.

Box_Man

Actually, I was referring these...

trochoid

iTrader: (6)

Those are the combution chambers.

BRONCE

I don't think he is talking about the combution chambers...there are notches cut out of the sides that he had circled..

OneRotor

iTrader: (3)

No Trochoid, he's referring to the beveled edge of the rotor, not the cast in recess on the rotor face. I'm pretty sure that it's to change port timing without excessive porting of the engine.

1badFB

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Hes talking about how the edges of the rotor are notched like some people have done to get a little more out of their ports jobs. Its basically porting the rotor to extend the time the port is open. Take a closer look and youll see.

If not its time for some glasses haha...... jk

1badFB

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Haha beaten to it... look at everyone scrable to point out what trochoid missed lol....


I guess its a rare occurance haha! Lets wait for the excuse. LOL

Mr.Snakey

id sleep with that, that thing is sexy!

1badFB

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Haha, I think it would make the best damn lawn ornament ever! haha

Id love to just tell people to look for the giant rotor in my front yard, that would be classic!

boyee

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Hyper4mance2k

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DogBox

How about a giant gear? There's a gear machinist around here with a gear in the parking lot nearly as big as I am.

Naegleria_Fowleri

I'd set it under a round glass piece and use it for a coffee table. Anyone with me? GROUP BUY!

Pele

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I don't think that'll offset the shipping cost.

nick812

I agree shiping would be crazy.

Tofuball

But, it would be _so_ worth it . . .