Rotary piston engine

Rotary piston engine

The term rotary piston engine can have several meanings:

* Rotary engine, the piston engine that rotates in operation, as used on World War I fighter aircraft

* Pistonless rotary engine, the engines which use rotors or "rotary pistons" instead of conventional reciprocating pistons

;See also
*Rotary engine (disambiguation)


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