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 ...

Austrian aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft along with sister company Austro Engine will soon begin testing engines on sustainable aviation fuel. With most of its piston-engined aircraft powered ...

Bore and Stroke: 120.7 mm (4.75 in.) x 146.1 mm (5.75 in.) In April 1931, the Guiberson Diesel Engine Company of Dallas, Texas, displayed publicly for the first time its A-980 Diesel aircraft engine, ...

Rotary engines have almost completely gone out of production, but they’re still beloved by enthusiasts. Eschewing pistons for a spinning three-sided rotor, they rev to the moon and sound great doing ...

There’s more than one way to propel an airplane. While it’s true that most aircraft engines today run on fossil fuels like Jet A, Jet B, Avgas or diesel, many readers may be shocked (pun intended) to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Fred A. Thaheld (1902-1981) was a self-taught engineer born in Austria, who first became acquainted with engines due to his involvement with ...