OSHKOSH, Wisconsin -- Idaho-based Kitfox Aircraft introduced one of the more interesting looking light sport aircraft here at Airventure by simply adding a radial engine to the front. The ...

If you look at aircraft from the Second World War or earlier, you'll notice that many of them have engines with large frontal areas and cylinders arranged about the propeller crankshaft. This a radial ...

After more than five decades of dedicated service to the aviation industry, Covington Aircraft Engines has announced that it will officially close its renowned radial engine shop at the end of 2025.

Like all good engineers, those designing aircraft engines are greedy. They always want more power, more durability, and more efficiency. They also want it in the smallest, lightest package possible.

Valdor Aircraft received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for a comprehensive upgrade to the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft. The "BX Turbo Beaver" modification replaces the original ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mankind first took flight in 1903 when the Wright brothers took off over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Since then, all manner of aircraft have ...

Type: Reciprocating, 14 cylinders, 2 rows, geared, supercharged, radial, air-cooled Power rating: 649 kW (870 hp) at 2,520 rpm Displacement: 31.3 L (1,904 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 140 mm (5.50 in.) x ...