Sports cars and fighter planes may share a place in our hearts, but their respective worlds are pretty different than what you might think. With power-to-weight ratios being even more important in the ...

When most people think of Republic Aviation, they invariably only think of the P-47 Thunderbolt of Second World War fame. Of course, the Thunderbolt was the ugly muscle behind the P-51 Mustang's grace ...

The Piper Aerostar is highly acclaimed for its impressive speed, endurance, and "jet-like" performance, establishing itself as a uniquely capable twin-piston aircraft. Developed by Ted Smith and later ...

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...

The German company's 500-hp A03 is the most powerful piston aircraft certified to date and could act as a turbogenerator to power electric motors and recharge batteries. RED Aircraft's A03 piston ...

Diamond Aircraft said it entered a partnership with United Airlines’ flight training operation, United Aviate Academy, located in Goodyear, Arizona. Under the deal, the academy ordered five new ...

The USAAF sought an aircraft that could fly longer distances while retaining the Mustang’s performance characteristics—so North American simply fused two P-51s together. The Second World War was a ...