Such potential was also noticed by aviation and automobile enthusiasts, who theorized that the radial engine would be useful in cars. After all, inline or v engines used to power cars have been ...

[Ian Jimmerson] has constructed a detailed model of a radial engine out of wood and MDF for an undisclosed reason. Rather than just delivering the wooden engine to wherever wood engines go ...

Back in April of 1969, Popular Mechanics wrote about a super secret Pontiac test car called the X-4 that used a radial engine to make 80 hp. That engine was slotted inside a 47-inch tall commuter car.

If you recall, the man has spent nearly five years constructing a nine-cylinder radial engine from a smattering of Honda single-cylinder XR600 thumpers. The last time we saw this beast ...

In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.