The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine. The fruits of industrial progress produced power plants tasked with everything from running generators to powering warplanes. The First ...

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Discover the story of the Mitsubishi 3MT5, the Imperial Japanese Navy's experimental twin-engine bomber that first flew on ...

A collaboration between Meyers Manx and Bespoke Engineering Australia leads to the development of a groundbreaking radial engine kit for the legendary Meyers Manx beach buggy. COSTA MESA, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mankind first took flight in 1903 when the Wright brothers took off over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Since then, all manner of aircraft have ...

Tether cars are a whole hobby based on tying a string to a tiny motor vehicle, attaching that string to a pole, and letting the car rip around a circle track at extreme speeds. We’ve covered them in ...

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) has come and gone for another year of raising funds in support of men’s health – and accompanying the millions of memories is a collection showing off a ...

In the 1940s and 50s, fire extinguishers were kept near radial aircraft engines during startup due to the risk of fire from oil pooling and over-priming. The large, wheeled extinguishers were ...

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 ...