The radial engine may have fallen far out of favor for internal combustion development over time, but some military vehicles got impressive results from them.

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Power rating: 112 kW (150 hp) at 1,800 rpm Displacement: 10.5 L (638 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 108 mm (4.25 in.) x 127 ...

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 ...

To Mike Nieman, the smell of his large Pratt & Whitney “Wasp Major” radial aircraft engine running is “the smell of victory.” “That smell is of a working engine that made this country free,” said the ...

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.

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 ...

EASTON — Students with a growing interest for aviation and engineering are in for a treat as Captain Hunter H. Harris of FlyAloft.com presents Radial Engines 101 on March 27 at Easton Airport. The ...

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 ...

Standard Aero relocated its Rolls-Royce Model 250 engine repair facility to Concord, N.C., from Rowan County Airport in Salisbury, N.C. The opening of the 6,900-sq.-ft. Concord facility is the first ...

Say you’re developing a new aircraft engine and you want to do some real-world testing. What’s the easiest and most fun way to go about it? Try it out on a car, first. And if it’s not just any car, ...