These are cheaper and faster to build compared to engines built using traditional methods.

In comparing the GE9X and Trent XWB, it becomes clear that while both engines share common goals of efficiency, reliability, and sustainability, the paths they take to achieve them couldn’t be more ...

Jet engine technology is among some of the most advanced means of propulsion in the skies today. From commercial airlines to military fighter planes, these massive engines can be heard roaring ...

This segment explores the exposed front design of jet engines, focusing on the visible fan blades. It explains how this open ...

The activity that aviation nerds call planespotting is a great way to pass the time while waiting for your flight to board. It's always exciting to see unusual aircraft like the double-decker Airbus ...

The C-130 Hercules is one of the most beloved aircraft in military service today. Since the plane was introduced in 1956 as America's next airlifter, military and civilian organizations have found ...

Perhaps not as visible as their counterparts doing business in the automotive industry, aviation startups are just as numerous. Some of them are proposing outlandish ideas that will probably never ...

A next-generation combustor and refined turbine aerodynamics also help the engine trim its overall carbon emissions and limit ...

GE Aerospace in Cincinnati is using a 747 aircraft as a flying laboratory to test jet engines under extreme conditions, ...

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 ...

Controls Research LLC is preparing for the release of SimTurbo, an advanced yet accessible jet engine simulation platform designed by industry veteran Paul Hoffman. With availability expected in the ...

When you think of a commercial jet taking off, where would it make the most sense to put the jet engines? You might think of something like a rocket ship, and place the engines near the back to ...