Diesel aircraft engines promise lower fuel burn and cheaper operating costs at a time when every gallon and every kilogram matter in the air. Yet as manufacturers push these powerplants into more ...

Packard Motor Car Co.’s President Alvan Macauley last week said that by the end of March he would be manufacturing the new Packard-Diesel airplane motor. That will be a milestone, the first ...

At the turn of the last century, engineers from around the world turned their attention to the development of flight. Most Americans associate the successful motive power of the Wright Flyer with its ...

Before a new engine can be approved and commissioned for general and experimental aircraft, it must log hundreds of operating hours on a dynamometer test stand without failure. Unfortunately, the work ...

Cessna has reached and agreement with Germany's Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) to collaborate on future programmes centred on the Thielert diesel engine. Although both companies are remaining ...

Key Point: Diesel submarines are ideal for patrolling close to friendly shores. In 2005, USS Ronald Reagan, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple ...

If diesel engines need air for combustion, then how can submarines use them? Here's what you need to know about the clever ...