Diesel aircraft engines promise lower fuel burn and cheaper operating costs at a time when every gallon and every kilogram matter in the air. Yet as manufacturers push these powerplants into more ...

For most people, diesel engines equate to either pickup trucks or semis traversing freeways. However, what many of us do not know is that diesel engines can be used in aircraft, too. You would not ...

While there are several types of jet fuel, Jet A1 is the most common used fuel in commercial aviation around the world.

Click to open image viewer. Dr. Hugo Junkers started development of his Diesel aircraft engines in a small factory at Dessau, Germany in 1911. His early engines functioned on the two-stroke cycle ...

Bore and Stroke: 120.7 mm (4.75 in.) x 146.1 mm (5.75 in.) In April 1931, the Guiberson Diesel Engine Company of Dallas, Texas, displayed publicly for the first time its A-980 Diesel aircraft engine, ...