Following on from my first post looking at the pioneering engines of the pre war period, this week it is time to turn attentions to those engines that were developed during the war. Much like the aircraft designs of the period engine design developed quickly as well. A number of designs and manufactures featured in … Continue reading Aero Engines of History Part 2: 1914-1918
As fundamental and important as every piece of aerodynamic and structural design has been for every stage of development of powered flight, nothing, but nothing has been as important as the power itself. In this series I intend to run through a number of historically significant power-plants and explain why they were important and some … Continue reading Aero Engines Of History: 1903 – 1914
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