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Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson
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Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.

Air-Cooled Volkswagen

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide

2022 Engine Buyer’s Guide

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Power up with our annual powerplant directory.

Compression Ignition (Diesel/Jet A)

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide

Radial and Rotary

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2022 Engines Buyer’s Guide

Inline and V Four-Stroke

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2022 Engines Buyer’s Guide

Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline

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2022 Engines Buyer’s Guide

High Flight

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All apologies to John Gillespie Magee Jr. for the title to this column, but I did fly a little higher than normal on my...

345 mph: Rolls Royce/Electroflight Shatter Electric Airspeed and Climb Records

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Nemesis NXT spectacularly surpassed the electric airspeed and 3000 meter time-to-climb records.

Tire Tantrums

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There can’t be a single person engaged in the modern world who doesn’t have a tale to tell regarding tires. Most involve some variation...

Dead Cow Go Fasts

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Just a quick home movie from the starting line at the High Sierra Fly-In this last weekend. For sure we thought you’d like to...

In Case You Missed It

Maintenance Matters

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Spark plugs-A window into how your engine is running.

Alternative Engines and the Cult of Personality

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Marc Cook digs into the challenging world of automotive conversions, reporting on the converts who learned how to build these engines at the West Coast Corvair College.

Always Learning

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While I see lots of recurring maintenance problems every day, tough ones that require...

Marking Rib Centers

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Marking Rib Centers: