Part two of the Quest for Power series breaks down rotary and radial engines, why circular layouts solved cooling and reliability, and why they also came with nasty tradeoffs. From WWI rotaries to ...

The article highlights a 2001 Fisher Celebrity, an experimental homebuilt biplane, as "Today's Top Pick" for offering a "golden age" aviation experience. This light sport-qualified aircraft is known ...

The Twin Cat was a late 1970s/early '80s supplemental type certificate (STC) modification for the Grumman Super Ag Cat, replacing its single radial engine with two Lycoming flat-6 engines to offer ...

During World War II the radial engine was popular, and it was used in many fighter and bomber aircraft. Manufacturers in aviation used them because the engines deliver a ton of power for their size, ...

Only three dozen planes appeared at the New York Aviation Show last week. Few of the better known planes were there. The American Legion, not the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, had organized the ...