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

Ferrari has signaled a willingness to challenge one of the most fundamental assumptions in engine design by filing a European ...

The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long; we all know that. However, some of the newest engine designs are proving to be more like firecrackers than candles, judging from the number of ...

Piston-driven aircraft are significantly more affordable to purchase than turboprops, with models generally ranging from $100,000 to $1 million. Training and certification for piston planes are less ...

Ferrari is exploring radical oval pistons that could shrink engines, boost efficiency, and reinvent how high-performance gas motors are designed for the next generation. Oval pistons could also lower ...

The popularity of piston twin-engine aircraft dramatically declined from its peak in 1979 due to several factors, including a reassessment of their safety record compared to high-performance ...

Cam lift and timing can put the valves dangerously close to the piston. We show you how to check the clearance In all but most the mild engine builds, taking extra time to check piston to valve ...

You're at the point in your project where it's time to start building the engine for your car. You're looking online to see what pistons and rebuild kits are available, but the first thing you find ...

Remarkable innovations have been made to automotive technology since Karl Benz introduced the world to the "Motorwagen" in 1866 and Henry Ford gave rise to the American auto industry with the Model T ...

The slugs of aluminum inside your engine live in a fiery hell. At full throttle and 6000 rpm, a piston in a gasoline engine is subjected to nearly 10 tons of force every 0.02 second as repeated ...

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...

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