W engines have been around since the dawn of the industry and the use a shape that looks like a “W” – one of the first, the W3, was built by Anzani, an Italian engineer in 1906 for use in a motorcycle but also ended up in Bleriot’s plane that crossed the English Channel. This motor used 3 banks of cylinders connected to one crankshaft. Many of the first versions of the W … [Read more...]