The Pontiac Ram Air V is a mythical engine that could’ve rewritten muscle car history, but to understand how, we must start ...

The 1967 Pontiac GTO gave buyers a rare choice between two distinct 400 cubic inch performance paths, the 400 HO and the Ram Air package. Each engine delivered serious speed, but they did it with ...

In its purest form, an engine is nothing more than an air pump; it takes in air and then returns it, although in a slightly modified form. Maximizing an engine's ability to process air will also ...

<blockquote class="pullQuote"><em>Many commonly accepted ways of doing things are based on tradition or opinion rather than sound engineering, physics, and chemistry ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

Reaction Engine's Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) is closer to reality with ESA and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) green lighting the preliminary design of the demonstrator engine core. The ...

Just because LEGO Technic is technically a toy doesn’t mean that you cannot do solid engineering with it, like building air-powered engines. After first building a simple air-powered piston ...

Air engines are a common occurrence here on Hackaday. They’re relatively novel and reasonably easy to 3D print without requiring any fluids or supporting machinery. For example, [Tom Stanton] took a ...

Senior Airman Josh Serafin monitors the ignition of B-52H Stratofortress engines at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Each B-52 uses eight TF33 engines to fly. (Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong/U.S. Air Force) ...