The folks at Flitetest decided to add some extra power to an electric DH.100 Vampire RC plane by adding a butane afterburner. After some testing, and a bit of fire, they were able to make it fly.

For [Daniel Riley] AKA [rctestflight] that project is a solar powered RC plane which to date spans 4 years, 4 versions and 13 videos. It is a treasure trove of information collected through hard ...

The power stroke extracts work from these gases as they expand and force the piston to BDC. In the exhaust stroke, the exhaust valve is open and the combustion products are expelled from the cylinder.

Inline four-cylinder engines are inherently unbalanced ... Provided the reciprocating masses are fairly low and the stroke not too long, they can be very smooth. But large-capacity four-cylinders ...

The increased demand for air travel means that airplane makers always need bigger and better jet engines to bring these airframes to the sky. While the two largest passenger planes to enter ...

The world's militaries have a plethora of planes in use, and most of them have one to two engines. That's true of older fighter jets like the Mirage F1, and it's true of the newest F-35 Lightning ...

The flight had been headed for Shenzhen, China but was stopped short into its flight by a blown engine. Italian Coast Guard officials say the plane struck a bird while in flight, subsequently ...

Wind and road noise are never noticeable, and the engines are whisper ... Given that the RC is around 170kg heftier than the equivalent BMW 4 Series, that’s to be expected.

The key distinction between a conventional 4-stroke engine and a 6-stroke design lies in the cam and valve timing. A ...

Although they still exist, 2-stroke diesel engines aren't all that common, and 4-stroke engines are what you'll commonly see ...

This is the moment passengers were left horrified after a plane engine ... reported an engine issue while taxiing to the gate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 4 p.m. local time ...

NO WORD WHEN THEY WILL GET BACK TO BOSTON TONIGHT. DELTA SAYS IT’S WORKING ON NEW PLANS FO An engine issue prevented a plane from taking off at Logan Airport on Tuesday evening and forced it to ...