A delightful gear-head joke in Girl Genius
In today's Girl Genius, the engine on the flying machine bears a stylized "Wankel."
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php#.WGZnQrYrLBI
Wankel is the name of a rotary powered cylinder engine that was hailed as a potentially revolutionary design, but problems with the design relegate to niche markets. Most notably, it is extremely fuel inefficient.
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php#.WGZnQrYrLBI
Wankel is the name of a rotary powered cylinder engine that was hailed as a potentially revolutionary design, but problems with the design relegate to niche markets. Most notably, it is extremely fuel inefficient.