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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you've ever stood near a runway and watched planes take to the skies, you've probably also been awestruck by the sheer size of the engines that make it all possible. On large commercial planes, ...

Shipments of piston-engine and turboprop airplanes increased in the first quarter when compared to last year while business jet shipments remained flat, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association ...