anyone ever heard of the Hossack engine?
https://thekneeslider.com/the-hossack-engine-a-square-piston-two-stroke/
https://www.youtube.com/user/hossackengine
Just came across this interesting little engine. Looks like this guy Norman who designed it put it in a pocket bike and it worked well enough... I bet with the right porting and carb and pipe setup this would be great on a moped
Super interesting
This is super cool
The action reminds me of a rotary engine
Do a hexagon next
Honda experimented with that so did ford.
I see an opportunity for rapid and excessive wear points where the piston corners pivot. It will work, and it will be more efficient, but it will self-destruct quickly.
whacky, probably fine for certain applications.
Honda tried to skirt the max of 4 cylinders rule in the 500 class in the 80s by making an oval piston so they could have 8 valves per cylinder. It did not work well.
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