The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way.

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The Canberra project faced an "absolute nightmare" in 1947 when its intended AJ.65 axial flow engine failed on the test bench, suffering surging and compressor stalls. To save the program, Petter ...

The design of the “Helios” planar coil stellarator power plant demonstrates a uniquely practical commercial fusion architecture, enabling ...

It may seem like a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but Astro Mechanica seems to be all-in on its revolutionary hybrid-electric ...

From piston engines to future hydrogen fuel celled engines, the history of aero engines is full of revolutions.

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Airbus believes it will be able to offer a choice of engine suppliers on its Next Generation Single Aisle, even if it opts for open-fan powerplants on the new narrowbody. Among the propulsion ...

Porsche has patented a unique three-bank design that could redefine what a high-performance combustion engine could look like. Porsche patented a unique W18 engine design with three cylinder banks and ...