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...ngine. Based on an Avia 3500L chassis-cab, it featured an air-cooled Deutz engine and [[Magirus]] firefighting equipment. Spanish Avia should not be confused with the [[Avia|Czech Avia]] aircraft and automotive brand of the very same trade mark.

...transport. Over the past 50 years, the company has developed more than 350 engine models for recreational products and has produced more than six million eng ...le and 1989, when Rotax received Type Certification for its 912 A aircraft engine.

...ndon |id=ISBN 1-57958-293-1}}</ref> The Type G was made in a former Donnet aircraft factory at Gennevillers, Seine and the Pontarlier works was sold in 1928 an [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France|Donnet]]

...ne) '''C'''ompany) of Hersham, Surrey, England was a manufacturer of cars, aircraft, motor scooters, and engines for road and air. Established by [[Ronald Char [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]

...[[Alessandro Anzani]] (1877-1956), which produced proprietary engines for aircraft, [[Automobile|cars]], boats, and motorcycles in factories in Britain, Franc ...ed on to motor cycles and designed and built a record breaking lightweight engine. In 1907 he set up a small workshop in Paris with three staff and while the

...inline engine''' is an [[internal-combustion engine]] with all [[cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] aligned in one row or plane, with no offset. ...much smaller in overall physical dimensions than designs like the [[radial engine|radial]], and can be mounted in any direction. Straight configurations are

...rs was on offer including one with a 9.6 litre version of the six cylinder engine. The cars were among the most expensive on the British market. ...linder models to six ton models. In 1912 Maudslay supplied a 40 hp (30 kW) engine to power Britain's first petrol-electric railcar.<ref name=PI>{{cite book |

...a Czech [[automobile]], manufactured between 1929 and 1947 by a well-known aircraft and car-body company owned by one Dr. Kabes in Praha-Vysocany. ...'' [[cyclecar]], had a 499&nbsp;cc single-[[cylinder|cylinder]] two-stroke engine with water cooling. Drive was to the rear axle through a 3 speed gearbox t

...n Spanish-French automotive and engineering firm best known for their car, engine and weapon designs in the pre-World War II period. Today they are part of t ...nkruptcy, and in Spain remained in operation, as a car, truck and aviation engine producer, with is main plant located in Barcelona, until 1946. They mass-pr

During World War I they made the ABC designed Wasp and Dragonfly aircraft engines, [[Tylor]] truck engines and [[Maudslay Motor Company|Maudslay]] ge ...n company. A cheaper model followed in 1924 with the 1954 cc 13/36 with an engine from [[Coventry Climax]]. About 110 of the 4 cylinder models are thought to

...introduced the [[rear-view mirror]] as well as pioneering both the [[V16]] engine and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. ...engines tried over the next few years before more conventional [[straight engine]] designs were settled upon. Marmons soon gained a reputation as a reliabl

...cts: motor cars, '''Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd''', and aero-engines and aircraft, via the [[Armstrong-Whitworth|Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company]]. The c ...y Motors was made into subsidiary as was the [[Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company]].

...tonio Chiribiri]] founded ''Torinese Velivoli Chiribiri & C.'', (Chiribiri Aircraft of Turin), along with associates Maurizio Ramassotto and the engineer Gaude ...started a second production series with a larger chassis and 1300cc, 12 HP engine, and continued throughout the war.

...her before a fight, which has led to it being referred to as a '''boxer''' engine. ...h makes it more suitable for luxury sports cars, cruising motorcycles, and aircraft than ordinary passenger cars.<ref>{{cite book | last = Nunney | first = M

...n of the early 1940s holds the title for the most powerful piston aircraft engine produced to this day, delivering 3,500&nbsp;hp (2,600&nbsp;kW) in its later ...cted to build engines from other companies' designs: initially a V12 Royal Aircraft Factory model and then [[Sunbeam Arab]]s. Both proved to be rather unreliab

...ued to manufacture their separate [[automobile]] and [[internal combustion engine]] brands until, on June 28, 1926, when Benz & Cie. and DMG formally merged� ...[[race car]]s built to his specifications by Maybach, stipulated that the engine must be named ''Daimler-Mercedes'', and made the new automobile famous thro

...pp Motorenwerke very much needed a chief engineer with new ideas on making aircraft engines. ...n this way he was able to break free from [[Knorr Bremse AG]] and start up engine construction once more.

...ry car manufacturer, while later it turned to the production of marine and aircraft engines as well as other goods. ...entered their Tipo D that featured an enormous 17.2&nbsp;liter 100&nbsp;hp engine. For a short time in 1907 Isotta-Fraschini merged with the French company [

...engines the cars were natural successors to the imported BMWs: the Bristol engine being a development of that of the [[BMW 328]]. These post-war cars are ver ...ydraulic|hydraulically-operated]] gun turrets for use in aircraft. Notable aircraft equipped with Frazer Nash turrets included the Avro Lancaster, Vickers Well

...season a new design by Gordon Bedson, who had joined the company from the aircraft industry, was produced in time for the Whit Monday Meeting at [[Goodwood Ci ...ar which could also be used as a road car. Using a [[Coventry Climax]] FWA engine, all independent suspension using transverse leaf springs at the rear and a

...into production until 1910. This car used an 816 cc flat twin water-cooled engine and three-speed gearbox with tiller steering. The body was a lightweight op ...e previous short-chassis two-seater continuing in production. In 1929, the engine received removable cylinder heads to ease maintenance and braking was on al

...price was [[USD|US$]]1300. The transverse-mounted, vertical straight-four engine, producing 10&nbsp;hp (7.5&nbsp;kW), was situated at the front of the car. ...xury car makers, Franklin brought out its own version of a twelve cylinder engine. Air cooled with 398 cubic inches (6.5 L) it developed 150 hp (110 kW). Ori

[[Image:Marine Crankshafts 8b03602r.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Continental engine]] marine crankshafts, 1942]] ...ually abbreviated to ''[[crank (mechanism)|crank]]'', is that part of an [[engine]] which translates [[reciprocate|reciprocating]] [[linear]] [[piston]] moti

| Engine ...the introduction of a [[monocoque]] [[chassis]], which not only introduced aircraft-style engineering to competition car design, but also an aeronautical under

| Engine | Two/four hub-mounted electric motors, driven by petrol engine.

...e company made a large number of lorries for the army and did some work on aircraft engines. ! style="background:#efefef;" | Engine

...loyed seven people to assemble the first car, powered by a single cylinder engine with three speed gearbox and shaft drive to the rear wheels. This was soon ...over 1000 aircraft including the [[Royal Aircraft Factory BE12]], [[Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8]], [[Sopwith Pup]] and [[Bristol F.2 Fighter|Bristol F.2-B]]

...er-Motoren-Gesellschaft''' (''Daimler Motor Company'', DMG) was a German [[engine]] and later [[automobile]] manufacturer, in operation from 1890 until 1926. The company started as a petrol engine producer, but after the success of a small number of race cars built on con

...ow temperature valve clatter otherwise seen with that much aluminum in the engine, due to its high degree of thermal expansion). ...nd Porsche designs, the low weight and compact but wide packaging made the engine ideal for mounting in the rear of the car, eliminating the weight and space

...nnounced with independent suspension all round and an enlarged 788&nbsp;cc engine. ...n Eisenach started to manufacture motorcycles for the Wehrmacht as well as aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe. By the end of the war about 60% of the factory w

...the first balanced [[crankshaft]], which allowed the Hudson [[straight-6]] engine, dubbed the "Super Six" (1916), to work at a higher rotational speed while ...raft parts and naval engines, and anti-aircraft guns. The Hudson "Invader" engine powered many of the landing craft used on the D-Day, June 6th, 1944 invasio

...known as a'' '''[[Turbo Engine|turbo]]'''''. For other meanings of [[Turbo Engine|turbo]], see turbo (disambiguation)''. ...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight.

|Engine = 6.6 litre (6597 cc) [[straight-6]]<br>8.0 litre (7983 cc) [[straight-6]] ...[[overhead camshaft]], it was essentially half of Birkigt's aviation [[V12 engine|V12]] design.<ref name=Conceptcarz22H6B /> The seven-bearing<ref name="Brow

...was an agent for printing equipment and [[Crossley]] [[Internal combustion engine|engines]].<ref name=lambert-chapter-1/> He later worked for the Longlands F ...stin car works]] at Longbridge was later to become one of the greatest car manufacturers in the world.

...by turning the ignition off if this occurred. Another disadvantage is that manufacturers often reduce throttle sensitivity in the low-mid throttle range to make the ...nic systems (as in fly-by-wire systems used by many airliners and military aircraft), the additional cost and service requirements have made these systems comm

...d by a motorcycle engine, they believed it was more convenient to have the engine in the back, driving a chain. ...r sale to privateers. Built with parts salvaged from military barracks and aircraft factories, and fitted with a series of different motorcycle engines, Cooper

..., including the modern steering wheel and the first production 12-cylinder engine. ...able to keep its costs down. Packard did not change cars as often as other manufacturers did at the time. Rather then introduce new models annually, Packard began u

'''Coventry Climax''' was a British fork-lift truck, fire pump, and specialty engine manufacturer. ...Daimler]] employee, who saw a need for competition in the nascent [[piston engine]] market.

...petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a [[fuel]] in [[internal combustion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in ...to refer to automobile petrol, when used in piston-powered small aircraft. Aircraft owners using this fuel in place of the more common aviation fuel or ''avgas

| Engine ...such as oil dipstick and windscreen fluid. The owner could not access the engine. Named the 'Serviceklappe', the flap was meant to aid maintenance of the ca

...in 1929 with the Nine powered by a 1018 cc side valve [[Coventry-Climax]] engine producing 24 bhp and driving through a three speed gearbox. The cars were q ...] engine. This was followed by the Commodore with a [[Coventry Climax]] L6 engine and finally by the Admiral. Just over 200 buses were built.<ref name="wolve

...)|cylinder]] engine was to form the basis of Bedford and Vauxhall [[petrol engine]]s almost until the marque ceased building trucks and buses. ...were updated - the latter being redesignated BYC as it was fitted with the engine and synchromesh gearbox of the Big Six Vauxhall cars. The 5-6 cwt. HC light

...direct drive gears increase torque multiplication at the expense of higher engine rpm and thus, decreased fuel economy. ...n]]s have three speeds and overdrive (fourth speed). Overdrive allows the engine to operate at a lower rpm for a given road speed. This allows the vehicle t

*generated on-board using a combustion engine, as in a [[diesel-electric]] locomotive *generated on-board using nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers

...ny. It was clear to Holbrook that there was no future in pursuing the mass manufacturers and so decided to take the company upmarket with the Southern Cross and Glo ....3 and developed an ambitious new car with an Alfa inspired [[Straight-8]] engine called the Triumph Dolomite.

A '''gas turbine''', also called a '''combustion turbine''', is a [[rotary engine]] that extracts energy from a flow of combustion gas. It has an upstream co ...ft power, compressed air and thrust, in any combination, and used to power aircraft, trains, ships, generators, and even tanks.

...ssembly plant in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, initially manufacturing aircraft, one of the first types being the [[Bristol Blenheim]]. Production included ...ands, and the company incurred further costs in transporting half-finished engine castings from Linwood to be machined at Ryton and returned to Linwood once

...changes i.e. Speedometer, Seats, Door handles, (4cyl, 767 cm3 , 25 HP OHC engine, rear wheel drive). Its mass production started in the early sixties, it wa ...va management decided to develop a new model, still based on the same Fiat engine. It was originally to be known as Zastava 102, but the name was dropped in

...nts salvaged from a wrecked [[White Motor Company]] steamer, driving a new engine of the Doble brothers' own design. It did not run particularly well, but it ...r from the common steam vehicle nuisances of corrosion and scale by mixing engine oil with feedwater.

A '''hydrogen vehicle''' is a [[vehicle]], such as an [[automobile]] or aircraft, which uses hydrogen]as its primary source of power for locomotion. These ...el, [[gasoline]], [[diesel]] or methane, in a modern [[internal combustion engine]], but they produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug-

...its introduction the engine has been commonly referred to as the '''rotary engine''', though this name is also applied to several completely different design The engine was invented by German engineer [[Felix Wankel]]. He began its development

...erent set of gear in the epicyclic. The gear that does not draw power from engine or CVT transfers torque to the transmission output. The gear set acts as a ...er (e.g. JATCO) and hence lose efficiency. Roller-based CVTs can with more engine torque than cariable-diameter pulley CVTs.

...hort, is a device that mixes air and [[fuel]] for an [[internal-combustion engine]]. It was invented by Hungarian scientists [[Donát Bánki]] and [[János C ...lar units from other manufacturers) increased. Small propeller-driven flat aircraft engines still use the updraft carburetor design.

A '''V8 engine''' is a [[V engine]] with eight [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s mounted on the [[crankcase]] in two banks of four cylinders, i ...n a [[V6 engine|V6]], while being considerably less expensive than a [[V12 engine]]. Racing V8s continue to use the single plane crankshaft because it allows

...the fuel metering task is only one of several functions performed by an ''engine management system''. ...n schemes have existed since the earliest usage of the internal combustion engine.

...did from 1913 to 1919. However, after World War I, the native drivers and manufacturers regained their dominance of the race, with the engineer Harry Arminius Mill ...er (122 and 91 in³) engine single-seaters, winning four more races for the engine up to 1929 (two of them, 1926 and 1928, in Miller chassis). The engines the

...leans, inhibits corrosion, improves sealing and [[engine cooling|cools the engine]] by carrying heat away from moving parts. Dieter Klamann's text<ref>Klamma ...consumption and decreases power output and can, in extreme cases, lead to engine failure.

...railcar builder Electro-Motive Corporation and its engine supplier Winton Engine in 1930, renaming both as the General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Over ...the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to GM for $5 billion. GM merged Hughes Aircraft with its Delco Electronics unit to form GM Hughes Electronics (GMHE). This

...rmored car|armored combat car]], powered by a Miller-modified Packard V-12 engine. ...le prototype of the airplane was started, powered by a straight 8-cylinder engine developed/influenced by Harry Miller, called the Miller L-510. Nicknamed t

...nd in 1956 the nearly bankrupt automaker brought in a management team from aircraft maker [[Curtiss-Wright]] to help get it back on its feet. At the behest of ...Studebaker Avanti|Avanti]] sports car (1963) were based on old chassis and engine designs. The Lark, in particular, was based on existing parts to the degree

...(aside from completely disconnecting from the surface, like an fixed-wing aircraft) will probably crash on all but the flattest of landmasses. ...rection, both on land and in the water. A three-cylinder petrol combustion-engine powered the oversized rear wheels. In order to get the wheels to provide pr

...rsa models were one of the first American cars to offer a [[turbocharged]] engine. The nameplate was also offered as a passenger compact van called the Green ...the showroom floor. Engineers experienced difficulties adapting the basic engine design to the tighter emissions standards proposed for 1972. Lastly, a gene

...] during World War I and formed the Lincoln Motor Company to build Liberty aircraft engines. After the war, the company's factories were retooled to manufactur ...r 1934 both the Model KA and Model KB adopted an evolution of the latter's engine. The two models were then only differentiated by their wheelbase, and for 1

...127 km (79 mi) race from Paris to Rouen. The entrants ranged from serious manufacturers like [[Peugeot]], [[Panhard]] or [[De Dion-Bouton|De Dion]] to amateur owne ...here during World War I. The racing circuit was closed in 1939 as war-time aircraft production took over. Damage done to the track during World War II meant th

...y exceed the speed of sound on the ground, built from war surplus military aircraft fuel tanks. ...lassic hot rod kids was mutating rapidly. Southern California, the memetic engine of mid-century America, had moved on, and "teen rebellion" was morphing int

|Engine = MYT Engine or Quasiturbine ...ey have never before been combined in a single vehicle. For example, its [[engine]] will be able to output 5,000 horsepower while weighing less than 90 kg (a

<blockquote>In his workshops Froment had an electromotive engine of one-horse power. But, though an interesting application of the transform ...icle]]s. They also find significant use in high-performance electric model aircraft.