Without question, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is one of the greatest piston pushers ever made. The 27-liter V12 was built in the 1930s and 1940s and would eventually go on to power allied fighter ...

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is not just an engine; it is an icon of aviation history, and it is as legendary as the magician who carried the same name. From the desperate days of the Battle of Britain to ...

The "D" variant of the North American P-51 Mustang has long been considered one of the greatest aircraft ever to fly. It is considered by many to be one of the leading technological reasons why the ...

Humankind's first Space Race began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite (Sputnik) into orbit around Earth. The unparalleled and exponential explosion of ...