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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

There are many components that go into a jet engine, from combustors to compressors to those gigantic fans that are a staple of engine design. Many of these things are also found in the engines of ...

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 ...

One of the least understood parts of any commercial flight (at least from the perspective of a passenger with limited ...

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 ...

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 ...

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