Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a ...

Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an ...

GE and Lockheed ground tested a new air-breathing hypersonic jet engine capable of powering missiles to speeds well in excess of Mach 5 in a smaller, cheaper, lighter, and more efficient package than ...

How the Viper side-stepped thrust-vectoring.

It is easy to admire an aircraft in flight, gliding across the sky, but far harder to imagine the furnace within—jet engines, ...

Deliveries of the updated geared turbofan engine have begun, and with certifications from EASA and FAA in place the GTF ...

While the World War II era was the first time we saw fighter jet engines take to the sky, there were some earlier operational prototypes. Anselm Franz, an Austrian engineer, designed and fitted one of ...

Rim-driven thrusters turn the normal propeller-motor arrangement inside out; rather than mounting the motor at the center of ...

Often referred to as hairdryers, the A340 is well known for its four, very small-looking engines, making many wonder if these ...