The first recognizable internal combustion engine was developed by Nikolaus Otto in 1861. Since then, the gasoline-powered engine has evolved immensely. However, the principles that underlie how ...

As with many things in technological development, identifying the most revolutionary designs depends in part on what aspects one wants to stress. And when it comes to commercial aircraft engines, it ...

The German company's 500-hp A03 is the most powerful piston aircraft certified to date and could act as a turbogenerator to power electric motors and recharge batteries. RED Aircraft's A03 piston ...

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...

With the announcement that the FAA has awarded a full Type Certificate to the Tecnam P2010 TDI, the U.S. general aviation (GA) aircraft market now has a piston-single that runs on the most widely ...

Half title: Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum. "Fourth Lester B. Gardner lecture, delivered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 8, 1962, and at the Smithsonian ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

No matter whether you run car, motorcycle, boat, or airplane, one common fact binding all these vehicles is that their engines all need oil. An internal combustion engine running at speed is a violent ...

Some cars were made with airplane engines; others seem to be made for them. Jay Leno proves that with his EcoJet, which runs on a Honeywell LTS101 helicopter engine. Jay Leno’s stash of 199 cars and ...

THERE ARE few things as bone-chilling as the thought of an aircraft engine exploding in mid-flight, particularly if you happen to be in a seat close to the fast-flying debris. Such accidents are ...