Planning for future go-fast parts we also had to think about braking. You really can't go faster if you can't stop faster too. So we looked at one of the best brakes on the market, AP Racing ...

Take the wheels off the Le Mans-winning Ferrari 499P, and there you'll find brakes that look alien. Same with all the hypercars against which it competes, LMP2 cars, and Formula 1 machinery. All of ...

We've previously discussed the possible pros and cons of cross-drilled brake rotors. The supposed upside of cross-drilling was preventing brake fade by improving gas venting of traditional disc brake ...

THE race to build the fastest helicopter is hotting up. In a recent test flight in France the experimental Eurocopter X 3 (pronounced “X cubed”) clocked up an airspeed of 430kph (267mph). This puts it ...

MOST helicopters cannot fly faster than around 270kph (168mph). That is partly because of increasing vibration, but mainly because the spinning rotor blades provide both lift and propulsion. As the ...