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 and Turboprops
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
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Inline and V Four-Stroke
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
Rotary (Wankel)
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
Two Stroke
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
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Corvair
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
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Electric
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
Radial and Rotary
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
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Supermarine Aircraft Mk 26B
Quick and nimble, with distinctive elliptical wings: The Spitfire was a classic WW-II fighter plane. Now a 90%-scale kit, true to the original, makes this inspired design available to the homebuilder.
FOFUS—Fail Operational/Fail Safe
Good design is not necessarily about how many levels of redundancy you have.
Error Chain
First flight surprise! There's a reason you should follow the plans when installing a canopy latch. By Mike Newell.