While it's fairly common knowledge to enthusiasts that the first jet fighter was the speedy Messerschmitt Me 262, introduced in 1944, the invention of the turbine jet itself may not be as widely known ...

A modern jet engine is a complex mechanical wonder. However, these aren't engines that will just roar into action with the turn of a key or the press of a button. Often, turbine engines will need ...

While recent years have seen more information about the Chinese military become common knowledge, there is no denying that a lot is still unknown about its military might. Most recognize one of the ...

Five years ago, in 2021, American space agency NASA announced it is working on yet another project that doesn’t involve, well, space: the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). Since then, NASA’s ...

American aerospace giant Boeing has taken a bit of tarnish of late. A pair of deadly crashes and other lesser malfunctions have sullied the reputations of the latest iterations of the brand's 737 Max ...

Put simply, conventional supersonic engines are jet engines that are capable of reconfiguring themselves to operate at air speeds beyond Mach 1. That means shifting the flow of air and moving ...

close-up of jet engine nacelle with a strake on the side - Dinujaya/Shutterstock There are many components that go into a jet engine, from combustors to compressors to those gigantic fans that are a ...

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - French-US jet engine maker CFM is studying a more conventional "advanced ducted" engine design alongside its preferred option for a radical open-fan concept for future jets, ...