In the summer of 1940, Hitler’s Third Reich seemed unstoppable. Earlier, it had seized half of Poland with minimal casualties ...

This video takes you inside the facility responsible for building the F135, the engine that powers the F-35 fighter jet. With over 40,000 pounds of thrust, it is the most powerful operational fighter ...

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 ...

close-up of jet engine nacelle with a strake on the side - Dinujaya/Shutterstock There are many components that go into a jet engine, from combustors to compressors to those gigantic fans that are a ...

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...

The dawn of the jet age changed the landscape of commercial flight forever, giving rise to affordable, faster travel hallmarked by chic flight attendants and non-stop flights that could take you ...