Aircraft Engines

The Museum houses a significant collection of aircraft enginesAircraft engine, showcasing the technical evolution in aviation history from the pioneering days after the Wright brothers' first flight up to the modern turbojetTurbojet engines. The most used arrangements and solutions over different periods are well represented, ranging from air-cooled radial engines to liquid-cooled in-line and V-shaped cylinders engines, including rotary enginesRotary engine and experimental prototypesPrototype. Recent restoration activities, carried out as part of a wide cooperation project with the General Staff of the Italian Air Force, further enhanced the museum exhibit, with rare engines and prototypesPrototype from the early 1900s to modern jet engines.