Ferrari has submitted a patent for an innovative engine design featuring pill-shaped pistons and a unique connecting rod system. Unlike traditional piston engines that define displacement by bore and ...

While there have been many unusual engine designs over the years, there haven't been many advancements involving the inner workings of the piston engine, except for higher-quality components, since ...

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...

The majority of personal aircraft are powered by air-cooled piston engines, which are favored for their lighter weight and simpler design compared to liquid-cooled systems. Pilots manage engine heat ...

The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way. Honda pioneered oval piston technology in the 1970s for four-stroke racing ...

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of each design. The “correct” answer is thus to combine both into a single ...