Mike Nixon gave an informative talk about the Bristol Centaurus, an 18-cylinder, sleeve-valve radial engine producing over ...

Click to open image viewer. Power rating: 1,268 kW (1,700 hp) at 2,700 rpm Displacement: 41.8 L (2,550 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 156 mm (6.14 in.) x 156 mm (6.14 in.) The BMW 801 was the first German ...

Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al ...

Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single-sleeve valve engine design in 1925. Believing this technology might replace poppet valves ...

Most cars these days have boring engines. I4, Flat-6, V8, V12. Always with the even numbers, the modern car is. But I feel like some odd numbers today. Three-cylindered wonders, five-pistoned marvels, ...

In 1925, the Wasp was a leap forward in aircraft power, reliability, and performance – one that rocketed the trajectory of aviation technology into the post-war era. Its nine-cylinder, air-cooled ...