We build a jet engine-powered merry-go-round out of questionably weak materials, then try to spin it up like it is a normal theme park ride. The plan is simple - fire up the engine, test the controls, ...
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 ...
Enormous engines like the GE90 had to be developed to power the 777, primarily because it has two turbofans rather than four.
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 doesn't seem to matter how powerful jet engine technology becomes; the cost of air travel doesn't seem to be coming down any time soon. But that doesn't mean de facto flagship airlines like Delta ...
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 ...