Mechanized Propulsion Systems : Message Board Design, implement and discuss the modern mech. » back to MechaPS.com Register | Profile | Log-in | Lost Password | Active Users | Help | Search | Old Board » Welcome Guest: log in | Register     Mechanized Propulsion Systems : Message Board     Proposed Mecha Structure         Post reply to Topic: Stelzer Engine? Username   Are you registered? Password   Forgotten your password? Post HTML is off for this forum IkonCode is on for this forum Post Options Do you wish to add your signature? Do you want email notification of replies? Do you wish to preview before posting? Yes   No   Thread Review for Stelzer Engine? (newest post first) Earle Bishop Posted on 3:45 pm on July 16, 2005 We would still have to gear down, or have an engine so large it would not fit on the platform. Even taking leveraging into account. We need a lot of torque. On a side note, Kingery has a (completely not MPS related) engine design, which struck me as a rotory Stelzer when I saw it.   kaempfer Posted on 1:37 pm on July 16, 2005 I was looking at different engine configurations on Wikipedia, and came across the Stelzer engine.  It sounds perfect for a mech.  It reciprocates, which means that you don't need complicated gearing to make the legs move back and forth.  It's also very simple, which reduces the already high number of parts in a mech. http://www.faktuell.de/StelzerMotor/stelzermotor-index1.shtml It's in German, but you can plug it into Babelfish.   © 2000-2005 Mechanized Propulsion Systems | Our Privacy Statement