Set to power the world's biggest commercial jet, overcoming the engineering hurdles of this massive engine pushed its launch ...
In this video, we explore the evolution of jet engines, focusing on the key differences between turbojets and turbofans. A ...
Perhaps not as visible as their counterparts doing business in the automotive industry, aviation startups are just as numerous. Some of them are proposing outlandish ideas that will probably never ...
WTF?! Electronics with loud fans are often compared to jet engines, but Zalman deliberately designed its newest CPU cooler to resemble one. The Zet 5 is the latest in a series of flamboyant designs ...
Rim-driven thrusters turn the normal propeller-motor arrangement inside out; rather than mounting the motor at the center of the propeller, they use a large hollow motor, with the blades attached to ...
Safran Aircraft Engines is ramping up system-level testing for a future open-fan engine as it builds towards full-scale ground tests next year of the front module – including the 4m (13ft)-diameter ...
A Norwegian start-up is hoping its small electric-powered ducted-fan engine for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can spearhead a move up the weight class into commercial aviation applications.
Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...