Mike Nixon gave an informative talk about the Bristol Centaurus, an 18-cylinder, sleeve-valve radial engine producing over 3,000 horsepower, at the March Plane Crazy Saturday event at Mojave Air & ...

Mid-century classic shares several features familiar to pilots of newer aircraft.

Power rating: 89.5 kW (120 hp) at 960 rpm Displacement: 7.3 L (447 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 144 mm (5.6 in.) x 114 mm (4.5 in.) In 1925 the Fairchild-Caminez Engine Corporation was formed and ...

From World War II through the Korean War, the B-29 delivered bombs to distant parts of the world, including two atomic bombs. These engines made it possible.

Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single-sleeve valve engine design in 1925. Believing this technology might replace poppet valves ...

We know BMW for building iconic cars and powerful engines that can put out 600 horses or more. However, did you know that this Bavarian company used to make airplane engines, too? It transitioned to ...

Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al ...

In 1925, the Wasp was a leap forward in aircraft power, reliability, and performance – one that rocketed the trajectory of aviation technology into the post-war era. Its nine-cylinder, air-cooled ...