Have you ever heard of the British “White Rabbit?” It was late, it was late, for a very important date. But it wasn’t…

The Sherman tank was a powerful force to be reckoned with on the battlefields in WWII; it was fast and mobile and it shelled…

When the Red Army crossed the border into Finland in 1939, along with them came a battalion of remote-controlled tanks, controlled by another…

The tank’s appearance on the battlefield during WWI changed warfare forever. Mobile and protected firepower could be used to scout, screen, breakthrough enemy…

Porsche is perhaps best known for its 911 and other sports cars. Although the company likes to reference its history, with a German…

The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 was the most remarkable piston aircraft engine ever built. This compact 18-cylinder, twin-row radial powered a huge number…

In 1906, the French company Société L. Dutheil, R. Chalmers et Cie (Dutheil-Chalmers) began developing aircraft engines for early aviation pioneers. The company was…

In the late 1910s, French engineers Jean Joseph Marie Bertrand and Louis Joseph Henry Solant conceived of a modular engine concept that was…

In April 1926, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (Curtiss) initiated the design of a 600 hp (447 kW) air-cooled aircraft engine. The…

The BMW R 11, a series of motorcycles produced by the renowned Bavarian Motor Works (BMW), holds a unique place in both automotive…

Among the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss…