ENGINE: 1. 500 bhp (372 kW) @ 5600 rpm (60.4 bhp/liter); 525 lb.-ft. (712 Nm) @ 4200 rpm 2. 10-cylinder 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled, 505 cubic inches (8277 cc) 3. 356-T6 aluminum alloy block with cast-iron liners, aluminum alloy cylinder heads 4. Bore x Stroke: 4.03 inches x 3.96 inches (102.4 x 100.6) 5. Two pushrod-actuated… Continue reading World’s Fastest Motorcycle

East Hampton, US–William Meyer Jr. of Amagansett and Florida and Margaret Waltz of Pennsylvania had arrived safely after flying through several time zones and over the North Atlantic, setting a record time of 15 hours, 23 minutes. Margaret Waltz, left, and William Meyer next to the TBM 850 they flew The team took off from… Continue reading Fastest Single-Turbine Engine Plane Set World Record Over Atlantic

We like cool engineering. To help celebrate the achievements of the wider construction world, we’ve assembled a list of the projects we think constitute the greatest engineering achievements of the last decade. You might not agree with all the entries, or their ranking, but the ingenuity behind each of these projects is undeniable. Each one… Continue reading The 10 Greatest Engineering Feats of the Decade

McCarthy Heavy Equipment, a division of McCarthy and member of the Bidvest Group, is expanding its product range on offer to the booming construction industry. McCarthy Heavy Equipment has signed a sole distribution agreement with the Sany Group, the largest privately-owned equipment manufacturer in China. Established in 1994 and listed on the Shanghai stock exchange,… Continue reading Sany Holds Two World Records in Concrete Pumping

China has now surpassed the United States as the world’s biggest automotive market with more than 6 million units sold in the first half of 2009. According to the official Xinhua news agency (quoted by Nikkei news service), new-car sales in China “jumped 17.7% year on year to a record 6.09 million units, hitting 6… Continue reading China Replaces USA As World’s Biggest Car Market

More than 200 stores in Canada and U.S. to Soap it Up on June 20 to help those in need and earn worldwide bragging rights. Hamilton, ON – June 17th 2009 – CARSTAR Automotive Canada announced the company’s intention to set a Guinness World Record by washing more than 4,000 cars in eight hours at… Continue reading Carstar Collision Centers to Attempt Guinness World Record

This machine is the largest digging machine in the world. The bucket-wheeler excavator named Bagger 288 (Excavator 288) is built by the German company Krupp. More specifically, it is a mobile strip mining machine. It is the largest tracked vehicle in the world at 13,500 tons. However, Bagger is powered from an external source and… Continue reading Bagger 288: World’s Largest Digging Machine

Nokian Heavy Tires has introduced what it says is the world’s strongest forestry tire customized for CTL (cut-to-length) harvesters. The Forest King F 710/45-26.5 offers the best available reliability and load-bearing capacity for modern harvesters and forwarders, the company says. The Ply Rate (PR) describing the durability of this tire, tailored for demanding forest use,… Continue reading The World’s Strongest Forest Tire

The worlds biggest and heaviest bulldozer ever made is the Acco. It is a non production custom ” one-off ” that was built by the Italian Company Umberto Acco in 1980. The Acco was constructed mainly of Caterpillar parts, many other components however were specially adapted, like the big shovel blade that’s bigger than anything… Continue reading World’s Biggest Bulldozer – ACCO Super Dozer

After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of… Continue reading Pilot vs Aircraft Mechanic