3 Key Points: The Boeing B-50 Superfortress, an evolution of the WWII-era B-29, led the U.S. Strategic Air Command’s nuclear ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Power rating: 2,088 kW (2,800 hp) at ...

From Bugatti's W16 to Saab's variable compression, these engines redefined performance with brilliant, complex, and sometimes disastrous results.

A relic of military history roared to life on Tuesday morning in downtown St. Helena of all places. Mike Nieman fired up his Pratt & Whitney R-4360 “Wasp Major” radial engine, which was built to power ...

Bore and Stroke: 146 mm (5.8 in.) x 152 mm (6 in.) The Wasp Major was Pratt & Whitney Aircraft's last and largest piston engine. Its cylinders were in four rows, arranged in a spiral for better ...