Supersonic tunnel trials suggest the X-59’s shape can scatter shock waves, paving the way for hush-hush high-speed flight.

The world's first jet-powered mini-racecar is actually a scaled up version of FusionFlight's AB6 JetQuad VTOL micro-turbine ...

FusionFlight, a Texas-based startup, says the hatchback car-sized vehicle uses eight micro jet engines to power along. Its flight time is 15 minutes on a full tank, and as it is fueled by diesel or ...

The workings of a turbojet engine are based on fundamental physics, especially Newton's third law. Just like a balloon moves forward when air is released, a jet engine uses a high-velocity exhaust ...

Designed in 1939, the Lockheed L-133 was decades ahead of its time—a futuristic jet fighter that could’ve made the U.S. the first nation to deploy jet-powered combat aircraft. Featuring swept ...

Although turbojet and turbofan jet engines are similar, the things that set them apart make them very different. Here's what you need to know.

Accordingly, the USAAC brass authorized the construction of a prototype engine. What Johnson and his colleagues came up with was the L-1000 engine, which employed a then-revolutionary axial-flow ...

Turbine Engines & Parts Turbine Engine History Today turbine engines power the majority aircraft. These engines have come to play a significant part in aviation.

Bob Maddox once built the world’s largest pulse-jet engine and mounted it in a 1965 Jaguar. Star Wars audio engineers even recorded his pulse-jet engines for the movie Solo.

Hydrogen-powered planes are set to take wing around the world in the future. To make this possible, engineers have to develop the jet engines that will power them. Experiments by researchers are ...