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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 ...

Automotive engines in small, single-prop aircraft aren't anything new. Aviation enthusiast and small aircraft owners have been swapping LS V8s into planes for years. Some of them are DIY projects, ...

The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine. The fruits of industrial progress produced power plants tasked with everything from running generators to powering warplanes. The First ...

The general aviation industry is currently facing a widespread, systemic problem with cylinder failures across multiple manufacturers (ECi, Superior Air Parts, Continental), leading to numerous ...