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Felix Heinrich Wankel, Hon. DEng (August 13 1902 – October 9 1988) is a German mechanical engineer. He was the inventor of the Wankel engine.
Wankel was born in Lahr, Germany, in the upper Rhine Valley. Since his mother was widowed in World War I, Wankel received no university education or even an apprenticeship. However he was able to teach himself technical subjects and conceived the idea of the Wankel engine in 1924. In the 1930s, he had a disagreement with Adolf Hitler, and was imprisoned by the Nazis for some months. During World War II, he developed seals and rotary valves for German air force aircraft and navy torpedoes. After the war, he was imprisoned by the Allies for some months, his laboratory was closed, his work confiscated, and he was prohibited from doing more work. In 1951, he began development of the engine at NSU (NSU Motorenwerke AG), leading to the first running prototype on February 1 1957. [1] His Wankel engine design was first licensed by Curtiss Wright in New Jersey. Mazda in Japan solved the chatter marks problem. The engine has been successfully used by Mazda in several generations of their RX-series of coupés. In later years, Wankel was granted an honorary Doctorate of Engineering. He was known for his championing of animal rights and opposition to the use of animals in testing. Dr. Felix Wankel died in Heidelberg, aged 86. Licensee
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| The social benefits of community festivals have recently become an area of interest and lend additional credence to the importance of the individual, group and community in arts and culture (Delamere, Wankel, & Hinch, 2001). There was no question that Robert Wankel ranked among the Southland's top youth volunteers once the judges learned of his 2,100 hours of volunteer service at the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station. subsidiary that had managed Deere's attempt to develop the Wankel rotary engine for non-automobile applications. |
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