In comparison to H4 engines which lay along a flat plane, V6 engines have two banks of three cylinders that are separated by an angle, visually resembling a 'V'. That angle plays a very important ...

Why? I got to visit the flight deck of the H4 and even sit in the pilots seat where Howard Hughes sat when he flew the plane almost 75 years ago. It was later in the tour, after I’d had a moment ...