Fuel and air are pulled in through the intake ... However, due to the design of the rotary engine, there is no way to keep the oil lubricating the seals out of the combustion chamber.

Airbus is pressing for improved efficiency for its 100-seat hydrogen-powered airliner, while also preparing for a “radically ...

VTOL X-Plane showcased ambitious goals for vertical flight and speed, yet program cancellation exposed new directions in ...

The first rotary engines were primarily used for aircraft during World War I, but the design was abandoned due to flaws and inefficiencies. In 1954, German engineer Felix Wankel invented a new ...

Next narrow-body jet could include open-rotor engine, CEO says Faury defends delay in developing hydrogen-powered aircraft The head of the world's largest planemaker was speaking at the start of ...

New Holland debuted the twin rotor technology in 1975 with the TR70: Today, its still the hallmark of their CR10 combine, ...

The aircraft is meant to study the design’s handling ... a UH-60 Black Hawk from 300 miles away. The Rotor Blown Wing drone has two engines, mounted near the tips of a ‘straight leading ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and ...