Diesel engines are a rarity in aviation history, but they've carved out an interesting niche. While most aircraft rely on gasoline-powered piston engines or jet turbines, diesel has offered some ...

A twin-engine propeller plane crashed onto a Texas highway and split in two Wednesday afternoon, damaging cars and sending four people to hospitals, authorities said.The Piper PA-31 with just the ...

The aircraft, a Diamond Twin Star, had two people on board and was circling for over an hour before making the emergency landing. The Diamond Twin Star is a four seat, twin engine, propeller-driven ...

When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...