The Il-28 bomber saw extensive wartime service across the globe. Deployed by over 20 nations, it fought in the Biafran and the North Yemen Civil wars. Used in air raids from Africa to Asia, it faced ...

On February 2, 1944, the Republic XP-72 made its first flight, showcasing extreme piston-engine performance before changing wartime priorities ended its path to production.

The P‑51 Mustang became a common choice for air racers in America due to the large number of surplus airframes available ...

In the 1930s, Italy set out to reclaim national prestige through speed. The Macchi Castoldi MC72 seaplane, powered by a massive V24 engine and contra rotating propellers, shattered world records ...

From a fighter jet smaller and lighter than a SUV to a flying machine three times longer than a Boeing 747, aircraft come in vast sizes and weights. We take a look at the freakish outliers of aviation ...

Once upon a time, a 200 hp outboard was huge. Today, there are boats with a half-dozen 600 hp V-12s strapped onto the transom. But how did we even get here? And where are we going? Ever since Gustave ...

To meet the demands of fully electric and hybrid propulsion, manufacturers are developing podded, transverse and azimuthing thrusters with permanent magnet motors An increasing use of energy storage ...

Steerprop will deliver its new Contra-Rotating Propeller (CRP) azimuth propulsions to Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH for a new research vessel being built for the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Abstract: A contra-rotating propeller (CRP) offers higher propulsion efficiency compared to a single propeller. This article presents a novel underwater CRP propulsion system that integrates a ...

There have been published papers by the Air Force Research Lab and NASA on rotating detonation engines having 10% or more efficiency gains. A rotating detonation engine (RDE) uses a form of pressure ...