Editing W engine (section)

== W3 engines ==
[[File:Anzani, Alessandro W-3 1906.GIF|thumb|right |1906 [[Anzani 3-cylinder]] motorcycle engine]]

One of the first W engines was the [[Anzani 3-cylinder]], built in 1906, to be used in Anzani motorcycles. This W3 engine also powered the 1909 [[Blériot XI]], the first airplane to fly across the English Channel.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Siegel |first=Nan |date=September 2009 |title=A Frenchman Conquers the English Channel |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=42999361&site=eds-live&scope=site |magazine=Aviation History |volume=20 |issue=1 |page=13 |issn=1076-8858}}</ref>

The ''Feuling W3'' is a {{convert|2.5|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}} motorcycle engine that was built by an aftermarket parts company in the United States in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.feulingparts.com/aboutus.php |website=www.feulingparts.com |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> Like radial aircraft engines it has a master [[connecting rod]] and two slave rods connected to the pistons.<ref name=Feuling>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/feuling_w3/|title=Make Mine a Triple: The Feuling W3|work=Interlink Media|publisher=MotorcycleCruiser.com|date=October 2000|access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref>