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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When a crop-duster fires up, its engine usually coughs, wheezes and belches smoke before settling down to a rumble. Gerald Breckenridge would like to change that. He would much prefer the whine of a ...

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 ...

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 ...