On February 2, 1944, the Republic XP-72 made its first flight, showcasing extreme piston-engine performance before changing wartime priorities ended its path to production.
The P‑51 Mustang became a common choice for air racers in America due to the large number of surplus airframes available ...
Robert Allan Ltd. is has announced the signing of a new contract in November 2025 for the design of a TundRA 3100 icebreaking tug for the Port of ...
In the 1930s, Italy set out to reclaim national prestige through speed. The Macchi Castoldi MC72 seaplane, powered by a massive V24 engine and contra rotating propellers, shattered world records ...
SINTEF has now designed and manufactured new measuring equipment for model testing of contra-rotating propellers. This could be good news for many large ships. “We see that propulsion efficiency ...
To meet the demands of fully electric and hybrid propulsion, manufacturers are developing podded, transverse and azimuthing thrusters with permanent magnet motors An increasing use of energy storage ...
Sassie Duggleby, co-founder and chief executive of Venus Aerospace (right) speaks at Axios "Future of Defense" conference. Credit: Axios WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace ...
Abstract: A contra-rotating propeller (CRP) offers higher propulsion efficiency compared to a single propeller. This article presents a novel underwater CRP propulsion system that integrates a ...
On May 14, 2025 Venus Aerospace became the first in the world to successfully fly a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) — achieving what no government or private entity had done ...