Just as with the automotive industry, there are a variety of aircraft engines designed to run on various types of fuels. Even electric planes are something we're likely to see more of in the future.

Packard Motor Car Co.’s President Alvan Macauley last week said that by the end of March he would be manufacturing the new Packard-Diesel airplane motor. That will be a milestone, the first ...

Before a new engine can be approved and commissioned for general and experimental aircraft, it must log hundreds of operating hours on a dynamometer test stand without failure. Unfortunately, the work ...

Cessna has reached and agreement with Germany's Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) to collaborate on future programmes centred on the Thielert diesel engine. Although both companies are remaining ...

What You Need to Know: In 2005, the Swedish diesel-electric submarine HMS Gotland participated in a naval exercise with the U.S. Navy off the coast of California. Despite operating against a ...

Key Point: Diesel submarines are ideal for patrolling close to friendly shores. In 2005, USS Ronald Reagan, a newly constructed $6.2 billion dollar aircraft carrier, sank after being hit by multiple ...