Diesel engines are a rarity in aviation history, but they've carved out an interesting niche. While most aircraft rely on gasoline-powered piston engines or jet turbines, diesel has offered some ...
In a world dominated by sleek jets and ultra-efficient turboprops, the roar of piston-engine propellers sounds like a blast from the past. However, some of these thunderous machines still roam the ...
Hartzell Propellers worked with Beta Technologies to develop, test, and certify a five-bladed pusher propeller for advanced air mobility aircraft such as Beta’s Alia CX300 electric airplane and Alia ...
Tracking the weather is more important than ever now that we're seeing record breaking storms nearly every year. According to Climate Central, the number of weather incidents causing more than a ...
The XF-84H was an ambitious project to reverse-engineer a jet-powered F-84 into a prop-driven aircraft capable of achieving near-jet performance. The United States Navy initially had an interest in a ...
At first glance, a twin-engine aircraft looks a whole lot safer than a single-engine one. After all, if you lose an engine, you still have another to keep you flying in the air, right? This isn't ...