Boxer engines may not be that popular in cars, but they're a common sight in smaller aircraft. But why do these small planes ...

More blades, more speed? Not exactly-here's why extra propeller blades don't guarantee higher top speeds for aircraft.

Even military propeller aircraft, like the C-130 Hercules and the Airbus A400M Atlas, ... If you see propellers but hear a jet engine, that plane is definitely a turboprop.

An interesting safety feature found on turboprops is called Propeller Feathering. What is it, and how does it work?

Gliders with engines do exist. They are called motor gliders and are essentially fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with ...

A look at the most popular general aviation turboprop engine, the Pratt & Whitney PT6, how it operates, and what is meant by thermodynamic rating and shaft horsepower (shp).

The small airplane engine of today looks a lot like the car engine of yesterday. ... Right now, small propeller engines typically run on 100-octane aviation gas.

Like the engines on the AN-70, it will sit under the wings, with an open fan at the front. Unlike the AN -70’s engines, though, it will use a single rotating open-fan.

Old-school propeller. Just a resemblance (credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) Although the new Airbus aircraft includes four external engines with blades – which may look like propellers – in practice, they ...

NTSB Issues Warning of Prop Lock Out on Multiengine Aircraft In a new safety alert, the agency advises pilots to train for partial as well as full power loss in multiengine piston aircraft.

The aging Indonesian military transport plane that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Medan killing 141 people had a propeller "abnormality" that indicates an engine stalled, the air ...

The marriage of the jet and piston engine was not ideal, but it did have its advantages, and reliability was just one of them. To increase the aircraft's loiter time, the jet could be idled or ...