Pilots rev up engines before takeoff, but why? The answer lies in a fascinating dance of air, fire, and spinning blades.

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 ...

A modern jet engine is a complex mechanical wonder. However, these aren't engines that will just roar into action with the turn of a key or the press of a button. Often, turbine engines will need ...

Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range ...

The West Jefferson, N.C., plant produces commercial and military aircraft engine components, including rotating parts, blisks, high-pressure turbines, and spools for the CFM LEAP-1B engines that power ...

Most of you already know that the AI boom, for better or worse, puts a heavy strain on existing power grids. As companies race to build massive data centers to train the next generation of generative ...

That's because a ramjet operates on a different principle from a conventional jet engine. The kind of engines that power an airliner uses a series of fans and turbine impellers to draw in air and ...