Tom Wilson
Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.
Jets & Turboprops
2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary (Traditional)
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...
Corvair
2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary (Traditional)
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...
Two-Stroke
2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary (Traditional)
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...
Electric
2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary (Traditional)
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...
Nothing New
Apparently having done something evil in a former life, I’ve been consigned to toil on this magazine’s Engine Buyer’s Guide in this life. I...
Gone Pro
In the last three years I’ve been rewarded by the older of my sons taking up aviation in a most serious way. Every devotee...
AirVenture Notes
Knowing that I’m mainly stealing from the upcoming Engine Buyer’s Guide, it still seems a good idea to fly by some of the big...
Finals, Finally
Sunday has dawned cool and darkly overcast which is just fine with the racers at Stihl National Championship Air Races at Reno, Nevada. For...
Real Racing Today
With an incoming cold front starting to push, the smoke has cleared for the best visibility so far this week and the racers are...
In Case You Missed It
Aero ‘lectrics
If you need a horn to sound when the airspeed drops below a certain level or when the power is cut and the landing gear is still up and locked, an electronic circuitry solution is the lightest, most reliable and most cost-effective way to go.
Design Process: Engine Size
The engine of an airplane must produce enough power to meet the requirements of...