The R-4360 Wasp Major was the peak of reciprocating aircraft engines, a 28-cylinder monster capable of 4,000 horsepower. In this breakdown, we trace how piston engines evolved from the Wright brothers ...

The Dornier Do-335 used a push-pull engine arrangement to reduce drag and eliminate asymmetric thrust. Flight testing showed ...

From 1945 to 1955, a British aeronautical company called Napier & Son produced not just one but two versions of an intricate hybrid piston engine, which they named the Napier Nomad. The post-World War ...

Pistons play the ultimate role in an engine, but despite that, it's still hard to fully wrap your head around all the forces involved. There are plenty of moving parts in an internal combustion engine ...