Wolfgang Engineering / Mechanical discovery

Mechanical ideas, explored.

Step inside the engines that changed how we make, move and fly. Follow the parts, see the motion, and discover the stories behind the machines.

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Wolfgang Engineering rendering of a single-cylinder oscillating steam engine

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Choose a mechanism. Follow its motion.

Seven engine families make room for familiar machines and surprising ones. These static selections show how the library will grow as researched articles are published.

Wolfgang Engineering rendering of the Single Cylinder Wobbler engine
Today in Steam

Single Cylinder Wobbler

See how a pivoting cylinder simplifies the steam-engine motion.

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Early Chevrolet small-block V8 on display, photographed in 2011.
Today in Gasoline / Piston

Chevrolet Small-Block V8

A compact pushrod V8 with decades of development and adaptation.

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Article pending
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Today in Diesel

Engine to be selected

Featured engine pending research.

Complete silver-painted Merlin Mk 100 prototype on a museum stand, with propeller-drive end at left and rear accessories at right.
Today in Aircraft Piston

Rolls-Royce Merlin

A supercharged V12 developed for demanding aircraft missions.

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Article pending
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Today in Jets / Turbines

Engine to be selected

Featured engine pending research.

Article pending
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Today in Rockets

Engine to be selected

Featured engine pending research.

Article pending
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Today in Rotary / Unusual

Engine to be selected

Featured engine pending research.

Wobbler and hero renderings: Wolfgang Engineering.
Chevrolet Small-Block V8 thumbnail: JOHN LLOYD (Hugo-90); source, original; CC BY 2.0 Generic. Unmodified; resized for display; no crop.
Rolls-Royce Merlin thumbnail: Eric Long; source, original; CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Unmodified; resized for display; no crop.

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Browse engines by family, and return as new researched articles join the collection.

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Wolfgang Engineering / Products

Curiosity you can interact with.

Our mechanical interests also become digital experiences. Explore the current products when you are ready to move from reading about mechanisms to living with them.

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Built around visible motion.

Engine articles can eventually point to related Wolfgang Engineering models when those products are ready. The library remains a place to learn first.