Diesel engines are a rarity in aviation history, but they've carved out an interesting niche. While most aircraft rely on gasoline-powered piston engines or jet turbines, diesel has offered some ...

SR-305-VDG diesel-cycle engine is tightly integrated into VerdeGo’s hybrid powerplant. Credit: VerdeGo Aero U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero and Germany’s Roder Prazision have developed a version of the ...

With its "Flightpath 2050" strategy, the European Commission has outlined a framework for the aviation industry that aims to ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dr. Hugo Junkers started development of his Diesel aircraft engines in a small factory at Dessau, Germany in 1911. His ...

Hanwha's new 1,400 shp engine – a 1:1 scale model of which is seen in the centre of the image above – is being developed for the MUAV Block II. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal) Hanwha Aerospace has displayed ...

Bore and Stroke: 120.7 mm (4.75 in.) x 146.1 mm (5.75 in.) In April 1931, the Guiberson Diesel Engine Company of Dallas, Texas, displayed publicly for the first time its A-980 Diesel aircraft engine, ...