Jet engines are built to terrifyingly tight tolerances, yet the latest simulations on the world’s first exascale supercomputer suggest their biggest weakness may be measured in micrometers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese scientists from the Taihang National Laboratory, an aerospace research instituted located in southwest region of the ...

Good ol’ Frank Whittle: he dreamed up a device that can both deafen and thrill you at the same time. And you don’t even have to be an aircraft fanatic to enjoy these jet engine test videos put ...

Eighty-five years ago today, the first prototype turbojet aircraft, the He 178, was test-flown only days before Germany invaded Poland to start World War II. The plane could fly for only six minutes.

In 1946, GE proposed to the Army Air Forces a new engine, more powerful and fuel efficient than its earlier J35, but within the same frame size. To provide higher pressure ratios, and overall better ...