In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, ...

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 ...

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 ...

From the 1970s through the 1990s, tri-jets were a common sight in our skies. Aircraft with three jet engines were capable of transoceanic flights and more fuel-efficient than four-engine aircraft like ...

AN AMISH BUGGY that would normally be drawn by horses has been fitted with a turbo jet engine. “It’s like oil and water, they ...

Rolls-Royce has made a significant proposal to partner with India on developing and manufacturing a next-generation engine ...

How do military aircraft like the F-16 achieve supersonic speeds? It’s all thanks to the afterburner. An afterburner is made up of five rings on the back of the engine, each with hundreds of ...

The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...

In May 2025, Delhi NCR-based Green Aero also successfully demonstrated its first hydrogen-powered jet engine named The Blue Dragon, but commercial deployment of such engines is still a long way away ...