When learning about the design of a machine or mechanism, reading and watching videos is certainly effective, but it’s hard to beat hands-on experimentation. In the video after the break, [Brick ...
The two proposed adaptive engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter have passed an important design review, and Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace are each proceeding to ...
Ferrari has signaled a willingness to challenge one of the most fundamental assumptions in engine design by filing a European ...
Even as EVs begin to encroach on ICE cars, the development of fuel-burning engines hasn't stopped. With almost 150 years of development in the Otto cycle internal combustion engine, you may think ...
Italian bike maker unveiled a radical five cylinder motorcycle engine at EICMA in Milan, breaking away from traditional ...
All too often when traveling and teaching engine company operations around the country, I’m amazed at the varying layouts of engines. Whether I’m impressed or shocked, I often will ask, “Why did you ...
Automobile engine designs with W-configurations and double-digit cylinder-counts rank among the most complicated car engines ever made. While other automakers have more-or-less accomplished combining ...
Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has ...
With more and more new electric cars on the horizon, the future of internal combustion engines seems darker every day. But this new type of hyper-efficient engine design might keep it around for a bit ...
Combustion engines with an odd number of cylinders are not unheard of but are not particularly common, either. Honda‘s just trotted out an interesting one: A V3, so, two pistons on one side and one on ...
Someone always needs a new jet engine, or someone to fix their old one, and experts say that’s not going to change as the industry looks for tomorrow’s jet engine designers. Career opportunities are ...
Ford doesn’t have the best reputation on the internet. While the U.S. top-selling truck may be the Ford F-series, that doesn’t mean everyone is happy with their purchase from the American automaker.