With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

South Korea is moving from licensed fighter engines to a fully indigenous powerplant, committing $3.4 billion to a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving ...

For airlines, avoiding full thrust when it is not needed is simple economics. Lower takeoff thrust reduces peak temperatures and stress inside the engine, extending the time between overhauls and ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia has begun flight tests of a new aircraft engine, known as "Product 177," installed on its fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet, Russia's state-owned aviation giant ...

The global aviation industry is soaring to new heights lately, driven by rising aircraft deliveries, expanding airline fleets, and increasing demand for fuel-efficient, high-performance jet engines.

Explore the immense power and engineering behind modern jet engines. This video provides a technical overview of turbine mechanics and the strict safety protocols followed during ground testing and ...

Producers of military jet engines are rolling out new lines of small turbofans, eyeing an expected boom in demand for uncrewed fighter aircraft. US propulsion suppliers Pratt & Whitney (P&W), GE ...