Today, most private aircraft feature the conventional twin-engine configuration. Yet, of course, single and tri-engine planes also grace the skies in their own unique ways. Single-engine private aircraft, in particular, have come a long way in terms of speed and performance, catering to those ...
“Nobody knew what we did,” says Collins. “We couldn’t even tell our wives.” Area 51 was never mentioned. To anyone who asked, the pilots and their Air Force-turned-CIA support staff worked as civilian consultants for Hughes Aircraft Company in Culver City, California. Their cover sto...
Tom Cruise stars in "Top Gun: Maverick."Paramount Much like Tom Cruise or that other dude in "Top Gun," we occasionally find ourselves feeling the need for speed. Sometimes that means piloting an F-14A Tomcat aircraft with abandon in the skies, and sometimes, as we'll see later, that ...
Twin-Turbo System Features • Custom twin billet Precision Turbochargers • TiAL billet wastegates and billet blow off valves • Aircraft quality stainless steel exhaust • Custom aircraft stainless steel air induction • Custom Air/Water intercooler with hi-flo pump ...
The vehicle has a twin-cam four-cylinder engine, a five-speed transmission, and rear-wheel drive, making it one of the fastest cars when moving in a straight line. It is listed by Legendary Motorsport at a starting price of $1,420,000.For...
The engineering never stops at the powerplant when it comes to hypercar development. To achieve jaw-breaking speeds, you need the kind of aerodynamic tuning you would expect from an aircraft. Perhaps that is why Koenigsegg describes the Jesko Absolut as a “land-based rocket-ship determined to...
Bell X-2 46-674 in flight over Southern California, 1955–56. Note the supersonic diamond-shaped shock waves in the rocket engine’s exhaust. (Bell Aircraft Corporation) It was known that the X-2 could be unstable in high speed maneuvers. The flight plan called for Apt to slow to Mach...
Billed as the company’s "quickest and most expensive series production car ever," the Lotus 3-Eleven launches from 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds and has already clocked a record 1 min 22 sec lap at Lotus's Hethel track.
absolutely no doubt that despite the big K’s coyness, the new Ninja ZX-14will be the most powerful and the fastest ever and continue the tradition by delivering as-yet-unheard-of levels of performance and excitement. Its aerodynamics reminds users that Kawasaki is indeed an aircraft ...
Twin-Turbo System Features • Custom twin billet Precision Turbochargers • TiAL billet wastegates and billet blow off valves • Aircraft quality stainless steel exhaust • Custom aircraft stainless steel air induction • Custom Air/Water intercooler with hi-flo pump ...