Bore and Stroke: 125 mm (4.92 in.) x 170 mm (6.69 in.) This engine was a double form of the Z9, which had nine cylinders. Salmson aircraft engines that were produced in France starting in 1913 by the ...

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, ...

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 ...

9 Dec 2014, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / One of the highlights of the annual tractor show in Burkhardtsdorf, is an amazing radial engine mounted on the back of a trailer. Now, we don't often get to ...

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.

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 ...

As the automotive propulsion industry shifts toward electrification, the last-of-breed combustion engines are a stultifyingly similar bunch, focused around the same CAD-optimized 500cc cylinder ...

The largest sin the original VW Beetle ever committed was sporting a drivetrain seemingly made of wet paper bags. So to say, it could have been better in the power department. Well, we're not sure ...

Type: Reciprocating, 14 cylinders, 2 rows, geared, supercharged, radial, air-cooled Power rating: 649 kW (870 hp) at 2,520 rpm Displacement: 31.3 L (1,904 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 140 mm (5.50 in.) x ...

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 ...