After more than five decades of dedicated service to the aviation industry, Covington Aircraft Engines has announced that it will officially close its renowned radial engine shop at the end of 2025.

If you look at aircraft from the Second World War or earlier, you'll notice that many of them have engines with large frontal areas and cylinders arranged about the propeller crankshaft. This a radial ...

During World War II the radial engine was popular, and it was used in many fighter and bomber aircraft. Manufacturers in aviation used them because the engines deliver a ton of power for their size, ...