I_Hate_Eclipses

Is it possible to put a rotary in anything besides an rx-7 or 8?

mibad

snowmobiles

jaception

They have had it in a BMW but that was a swap job thats all i know besides the RX-3s and such

Mahjik

iTrader: (1)

http://www.mazsport.net/html/rotary_conv_parts.htm

LaRazaUnida

you can put a rotary in almost anything. So many things have been covered in these forums, it never seases to amaze. Heck, I have a guy in my town how makes riding ROTARY POWERED lawn mowers.

One of the easiest swaps,other than a miata, is into the oldschool Bugs. There are direct bolt kits that you can even buy.

jpandes

There is no lack of engineers taking on the challenge to design a new breed of flying cars. While sleeker, more advanced cars have been developed in the last decade, no one has come close to opening up a flying car dealership. Here are a few of the individuals attempting to deliver a flying car:

• Paul Moller has spent 40 years and millions of dollars developing his Skycar. He is now very close to developing the first mass-marketed flying car. In 1965, he demonstrated his first attempt, the XM-2, which hovered off the ground but didn't go anywhere. In 1989, Moller unveiled the M200X, which has now flown 200 flights and can go as high as 50 feet (15.24 meters).
• MACRO Industries in Huntsville, Ala., is developing a flying car that it's calling the SkyRider X2R. This aero car will be able to take off and land vertically. SkyRider incorporates the interior design of a 2-seat sports car with the mobility of a helicopter or airplane. The company said it is also developing 5 and 7-seat models of the SkyRider, and it should fit in most two-car garages. The navigation system will be controlled almost entirely by GPS satellites and cellular services.
• In Israel, Dr. Rafi Yoeli of Urban Aeronautics is testing the CityHawk, a prototype of a fly-by-wire car. He's also working on a project centered around the X-Hawk, a rotorless Verticle-Take-Off and Landing vehicle (VTOL). Visit this Web site for more information.
• In 1990, Kenneth Wernicke formed Sky Technologies to develop a small-winged flying car. His Aircar has flown at 200 to 400 mph (322 to 644 kph) and driven at 65 mph (105 kph). It's also small enough to fit into an average parking space.
• Recently, Branko Sarh, a senior engineer at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, has attempted to develop a flying car, called the Sokol A400, or Advanced Flying Automobile. Sarh designed a 4-passenger vehicle that would pop out telescoping wings at the push of a button.

Moller's latest design, the Skycar M400, is designed to take off and land vertically, like a Harrier Jet, in small spaces. It can reach speeds of 400 mph (644 kph), but will cruise at around 350 mph (563 kph), and it has a range of 900 miles (1449 km). Gasoline, diesel, alcohol, kerosene and propane can be used to fuel the Skycar, and its fuel mileage will be comparable to that of a medium-sized car, getting 20 miles (32.2 km) to the gallon. The initial cost of a Skycar will be about $1 million, but once it begins to be mass produced that price could come down to as low as $60,000.
Photo courtesy Moller International
The Skycar will be operated completely by computer and guided by GPS satellites.


The four-seat Skycar is powered by eight rotary engines that are housed inside four metal housings, called nacelles, on the side of the vehicle. There are two engines in each nacelle so that if one of the engines in one of the nacelle fails, the other engine can sustain flight. The engines lift the craft with 720 horsepower, and then thrust the craft forward

LaRazaUnida

holey f...

TwinTriangles

I've always heard just about anything is possible if you have the right amount of money

SiKoPaThX

iTrader: (2)

No different from a piston engine in that respect. With enough fabrication, just about anything can be put into anything.

Chi_San

There's a "Mazdaru" show car; basically a Subaru with a 13bTT in it.

Just FYI, Subaru engines and transmissions will bolt right up to any RX-7 engine or transmission; Pull the tranny from a Legacy and stick an RX-7 transmission in it; pull the engine from the legacy and stick a 20b in it, etc.