Jet engines are designed to handle extreme heat and pressure, but sand creates a unique problem. Fine particles can erode ...

Commercial planes are steadily coming equipped with more and more powerful turbofans. These engines produce enormous amounts of thrust, and when they’re cruising at high altitude, they sip fuel with ...

In an effort to create a simpler, more affordable form of jet propulsion, University of Maryland spinoff Wave Engine Corporation has developed a digitally controlled modern-day pulsejet engine for ...

GE Aerospace completed 3,000 test cycles for new, high-pressure turbine blades and nozzles to demonstrate advanced cooling technology. Airfoils were inserted in the core of an F110 engine during an ...

It is true that both the 747-8, the final and ultimate iteration of the Boeing double-decker jumbo jet, and the 787 ...