The Rolls-Royce UltraFan could be the powerplant of choice for next-generation aircraft.

Printing a model jet engine is quite an accomplishment. But it wasn’t enough for [linus3d]. He wanted to redesign it to have a turbojet, an afterburner, and a variable exhaust nozzle. You can see how ...

As the most popular and fastest-selling jet engine in history, GE Aerospace has reaped the rewards of theGEnx engine, with more than 3,000 in service. These engines have proven to be a game-changer ...

A turbofan engine, on the other hand, is designed to move huge amounts of air to propel an aircraft forward. At lower subsonic speeds, it does this quite well. Faster than that, aerodynamic drag ...

A jet engine with no moving parts. Sounds like something out of Dune. But a Baltimore start-up successfully flight-tested a scaled version to prove that the concept worked. Wave Engine Corp. released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. P 51 USAF A great aircraft is the civil (or military) partnership of a good engine and good airframe. And sometimes a separation ...

It's not every day that we get to talk at length about the achievements of a particular jet engine. Sure, we do mention them from time to time when discussing the aircraft they power, but that's about ...

Is it real? Well, yes and no. “While it’s not to scale, this 1.5 inch long model was made entirely from direct metal laser melting and required no assembly,” explains GE in another tweet. Does it work ...