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 ...

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 ...

The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...

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 ...

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

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

Safran-GE joint venture produces LEAP engines for Airbus, Boeing CFM venture also competes with independents for repair services Maintenance capacity under pressure due to strong demand BRUSSELS, Oct ...