Jet engines are at the heart of modern air travel, powering the majority of commercial aircraft. These advanced propulsion ...

Turbojet engines are an incredible piece of 20th century engineering that except for some edge cases, have mostly been replaced by Turbofans. Still, even the most basic early designs were groundbre… ...

A jet engine is a highly complex piece of equipment with a straightforward job: to give an airplane the thrust it needs to fly. Anyone who has felt themselves pushed back slightly in their seat as ...

Pieces of a jet engine compressor blade were found Saturday on the ground below the flight path of Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105, which crashed a moment after takeoff Friday killing all 31 ...

Honda Aero is responsible for the production of the GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) HF120 turbofan engine that powers the Greensboro-based Honda Aircraft Co.'s $4.5 million lightweight business jet ...

The Caproni Campini N.1 was Italy’s attempt to claim the jet age before jet engines were practical. Built in the 1930s, this bizarre aircraft used a piston-driven compressor to simulate jet ...

Inside a unique $15 million test chamber, engineers at Cleveland's NASA Glenn Research Center will recreate dangerous high-altitude weather conditions that have caused jet engines to become choked ...

Many readers will be familiar with the Dyson Air Multiplier, an ingenious bladeless fan design in which a compressor pushes jets of air from the inside edge of a large ring. This fast-moving air dr… ...

A fatigue crack in a jet engine compressor caused a British Airways plane to catch fire following an aborted takeoff from McCarran International Airport nearly three years ago, the National ...

These Great GIFs Teach You How a Jet Engine, A Speaker, and a Handgun Work Jacob O'Neal's Animagraffs are annotated animations that show the inner workings of everyday machines. By Rachel Z. Arndt ...

If you've ever wondered how the engine on an airliner works, wonder no more. Designer Jacob O'Neal of Animagraffs.com has created an incredible series of informative graphics that explain ...