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5 Of The Most Iconic Radial Engines Ever Put In Tanks Or Planes

The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine. The fruits of industrial progress produced power plants tasked with everything from running generators to powering warplanes. The First ...
SlashGear

What Disadvantages Do Radial Engines Have And Why Aren't They Used Much Anymore?

If you look at aircraft from the Second World War or earlier, you'll notice that many of them have engines with large frontal areas and cylinders arranged about the propeller crankshaft. This a radial ...
Kotaku

DCS World: Yak-52

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from DCS World: Yak-52 The Yakovlev Yak-52 is a tandem seat, radial engine, trainer aircraft that served as the primary aircraft trainer for the Soviet Union and ...
The National Interest

Yak-38: The Russian Aircraft Carrier Fighter Jet That Was a Failure

Meet the Yak-38: During the Cold War, the Royal Air Force developed the Harrier “Jump Jet,” an aircraft that went on to be a favorite of Hollywood. As Harrison Kass, writing in December of last year ...
Aviation Week

Russia Flight Tests New VK-800 Turboprop Engine On Yak-40

Russian aircraft manufacturer Ural Works for Civil Aviation (UWCA) has conducted the first flight trials of its new VK-800 turboprop engine. The July 14 tests saw the engine mounted on the nose of a ...