One of the most important considerations when flying remote-controlled airplanes ... 8-part engine. The engine is based around a single piston and runs on compressed air. The reduced parts count ...

Compressed air isn’t really a practical form ... [Tom’s] ultimate goal is to put his new tiny air engine on a small model aircraft. To enable consistent performance, his engine needs a ...

Using nitrous oxide as a power adder has been a steady performance trend for decades, as have supercharging and turbocharging. Making power with compressed air, on the other hand, is a concept that ...