After World War I, the Japanese Navy established the Aircraft Department of the Hiro Branch Arsenal, which was part of the Kure Naval…
From a very early age, Maurice A. Tips and his younger brother Ernest Oscar were interested in aviation. By 1909, the Belgian siblings…
John Godfrey Parry Thomas was a British engineer and was widely known as Parry Thomas. During World War I, Thomas was a member…
Toward the end of World War I, a number of companies were pursuing the concept of a very large engine powering a very…
In the mid-1930s, the British Air Ministry predicted the need for 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) engines to power new aircraft expected to enter…
It's just been announced that world-famous bad boy builder Jesse James'latest creation, a shimmering aluminum-shod motorcycle and sidecar combo (made for client Airstream…
Some companies often step ahead of their competition. At times, that’s a step too far and requires two steps back, but not this…
The name reflects the 15-ton vehicle’s creation in imperial year 2597—or 1937. Its category, “Chi-sensha,” means “medium tank.” And “Ha,” or 3, indicates…
A Dive Into the History of Diesel Here at Diesel World, we like to think we are quite familiar with the word diesel—we…
Bearings are the most common machine component, found on almost every industrial application in the world. You'll also find bearings within many household…
A marine-purposed Napier Deltic 18-cylinder compounded diesel engine on display. Deltic? What’s a Deltic diesel engine? If you’re scratching your head in…