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Wankel engine The Wankel engine (, ) is a type of internal combustion engine using an Eccentric (mechanism), eccentric rotary combustion engine, rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. It was invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, and desi ...

, a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design instead of reciprocating pistons *

Wankel AG Wankel AG is a German aircraft engine and automotive engine manufacturer based in Kirchberg, Saxony. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of Wankel engines for ultralight aircraft and also for kart racing cars.Tacke, Willi; Mar ...

, a German company that produces Wankel engines for ultralight aircraft and racing cars

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Charlotte Wankel Charlotte Wankel (12 May 1888 – 2 August 1969) was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist and painters of abstract art. Biography Wankel was raised by wealthy parents at the Kambo estate outside Moss, in Østfold co ...

(1888–1969), Norwegian painter * Felix Wankel (1902–1988), German engineer; inventor of the Wankel engine *

Georg Reinholdt Wankel Georg Reinholdt Wankel (12 January 1843 – 1 February 1907) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Moss as the son of German-born engineer Ignatz Wankel (1806–1881) and his wife Karen Bolette Sandberg (1815–1898 ...

(1843–1907), Norwegian politician *

Heinrich Wankel Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

(1821–1897), Czech palaeontologist

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