In this short lesson I walk you around the exposed engine of a single engine Piper and break down how it actually makes the propeller turn. I explain the Lycoming four cylinder, four stroke setup, ...

All six cylinder engines are the same, right? As it turns out, cylinder layout matters more than you might have thought.

Whether an engine has an odd or even firing order will generally depend on the crankshaft, and will change the engine's ...

Few events in aviation are more frightening than losing every engine at cruising altitude. In 1982, a British Airways 747 over the Indian Ocean suddenly became a powerless glider with 261 lives on ...