Inside a jet engine, the turbine blades spin at extreme temperatures, under enormous pressure, ...

Boeing’s 777X now depends on whether GE Aerospace truly solved the GE9X combustor durability issues threatening long-term ...

The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...

While the World War II era was the first time we saw fighter jet engines take to the sky, there were some earlier operational prototypes. Anselm Franz, an Austrian engineer, designed and fitted one of ...

This visualization shows the instantaneous wall heat flux on the suction surface of turbine blades in a high-pressure turbine engine. The levels of surface roughness in the leading-edge region are ...

Fighter jet engines are complex machines that enable aircraft to reach incredible speeds. The modern fighter jet is defined by its engine, which accelerates a tremendous volume of air rearward that it ...

In the endless pursuit of faster, more efficient travel, engineers have been cooking up all kinds of new forms of propulsion. One of the most interesting to emerge in the last decade is the electric ...

In 1930, Whittle designed and sought a patent on his first jet engine. His idea languished and failed to gain traction during the turbulent times of the Great Depression and pre-World War II political ...

Military jets are technological marvels, with each model having its own unique function and capabilities. Some fighter jets in particular have a unique-looking design feature that positions the ...

Screenshot from social media post of Ukrainian volunteers assembling a small cruise missile with a pulsating Trembita engine. Its task is to destroy objects and exhaust the enemy’s anti-aircraft ...