From its origins in the 1940s as a military transport and commercial airliner to its retirement in the late 20th century, the Lockheed Constellation played a pivotal role in shaping global aviation.

The Republic P-47G “Thunderbolt” at Planes of Fame Air Museum has spent more than six years on the ground, its radial engine ...

Bore and Stroke: 127 mm (5.0 in.) x 140 mm (5.5 in.) Charles Lawrance, originally a race car engine designer, built his first air-cooled aircraft engine in 1921 for a Navy contract. The 149 kW (200 hp ...

Planes of Fame Air Museum celebrates the return to flight of its Republic P-47G Thunderbolt with special presentations, a ...

It stands unobtrusively in the Early Flight gallery on the ground floor of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Look below and just beyond the 1894 glider flown by aviation pioneer Otto ...

If you've ever stood near a runway and watched planes take to the skies, you've probably also been awestruck by the sheer size of the engines that make it all possible. On large commercial planes, ...