Vincenzo Lancia was born near Turin, Italy in 1881. From an early age, he demonstrated an aptitude in mathematics, and his father encouraged…
In 1900, Cesare Isotta and Vincenzo Fraschini formed Isotta Fraschini (IF) in Milan, Italy. The firm originally imported automobiles, but began manufacturing its…
In 1925, the Soviet Air Force (Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily or VVS) approached the TsAGI (Tsentral’nyy Aerogidrodinamicheskiy Institut, the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute) and requested proposals for…
In December 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) sought a new radial aircraft engine capable of more than 2,500 hp (1,864 kW). At…
In the early 1900s, Robert S. Moore worked with Emile Berliner on a number of rotary engines. To manufacture the rotary engines, Berliner…
In 1930, German engineer Wunibald Kamm founded the FKFS (Forschungsinstitut für Kraftfahrwesen und Fahrzeugmotoren Stuttgart or Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle…
Arthur Rowledge was one of the most prolific designers of piston aircraft engine in history. In 1913 he joined Napier & Son where…
Paul J. Marchetti was born in Italy in 1889. In his adolescence, he became interested in machines, engineering, and aircraft. In 1910, when…
Harold Caminez was born in Brooklyn, New York on 1 March 1898. He received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in…
15 years ago, Phil Penman was just a 20-year-old trainee reporter working at a small newspaper in New York. After 6 months of…
The Heinkel He 219 Uhu (eagle-owl), developed by the renowned German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel during World War II, stands as a remarkable testament…
The Emergence of the Kamikaze Threat World War II witnessed a myriad of military strategies, but none as startling as the Kamikaze attacks.…