Macchi MB.323 lost Italy's trainer competition despite strong performance, paving the way for the later MB.326, one of ...

CANTON Over the past 15 years C. Mitchell Boulton has been working to make something old new again. Doing what he described as a retirement hobby, Boulton began reverse engineering a radial aircraft ...

During World War II the radial engine was popular, and it was used in many fighter and bomber aircraft. Manufacturers in aviation used them because the engines deliver a ton of power for their size, ...

Honda might be looking back to early aeronautics in its latest bid to make variable compression engines simpler and sturdier. The engine is designed to take advantage of the simple crank design of ...

While the bright yellow fuselage has been restored, it’s the front section of the biplane that’s unique. A turboprop engine has replaced a radial piston engine. It’s the work of Turbines Inc., which ...

Like all good engineers, those designing aircraft engines are greedy. They always want more power, more durability, and more efficiency. They also want it in the smallest, lightest package possible.

When learning about the design of a machine or mechanism, reading and watching videos is certainly effective, but it’s hard to beat hands-on experimentation. In the video after the break, [Brick ...

Click to open image viewer. The XR-7755-3 is the largest, most powerful reciprocating aircraft engine in the world. During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces requested an engine with high takeoff ...

German researcher Otto Lutz introduced the swing-piston concept about 1923. Intended primarily as a high pressure compressor or gas generator for relatively high power gas turbine engines for ...