If you look at aircraft from the Second World War or earlier, you'll notice that many of them have engines with large frontal areas and cylinders arranged about the propeller crankshaft. This a radial ...

The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine. The fruits of industrial progress produced power plants tasked with everything from running generators to powering warplanes. The First ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mankind first took flight in 1903 when the Wright brothers took off over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Since then, all manner of aircraft have ...

In the 1940s and 50s, fire extinguishers were kept near radial aircraft engines during startup due to the risk of fire from oil pooling and over-priming. The large, wheeled extinguishers were ...

Power rating: 33.6 kW (45 hp) at 1,300 rpm Displacement: 4.6 L (279 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 90 mm (3.5 in.) x 120 mm (4.7 in.) Alessandro Anzani, an Italian who originally built motorcycles in France ...

The revitalization of the Meyers Manx brand over the past few years has been thrilling to watch, as the dune buggy company gears up to launch its wholly new Manx 2.0 EV alongside the classic kits and ...

After more than five decades of dedicated service to the aviation industry, Covington Aircraft Engines has announced that it will officially close its renowned radial engine shop at the end of 2025.

While Rob Dahm’s garage is no stranger to monstrous rotary engines, including four-rotor units cranking out more than 1,000 horsepower, this one is mind-bending. Here we have a massive, ...