Importantly, unlike the B-52, the final KC-135s to use the TF33 engine were retired in 2009 with all aircraft currently in USAF service instead using the more modern high bypass turbofan CFM56 ...

Photo: NASA Back in the 1940s, American propeller maker Hamilton Standard looked at creating new blades so that its power plants could match the performance of the emerging turbofan/jet engines. Sadly ...

MUNICH—MTU Aero Engines CEO Lars Wagner says his company and its partner Pratt & Whitney are committed to developing a ducted second-generation of the geared turbofan (GTF) engine for the next ...

Two of the more commonly used engines are turbofan and turbojet engines. They have a lot of similarities, such as their function of sucking in cool air through the front and pushing that air out ...

Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) successfully ignited its independently developed 600-kilogram thrust-class high-end turbofan engine on Friday, according to a statement published by the ...

BERLIN, April 30 (Reuters) - German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines (MTXGn.DE), opens new tab reported higher first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, boosted by orders from the joint European ...

But the cost and disruption involved means ducted AC installation is not to be taken on lightly. It pays to do your research. For more than 60 years, we've been making a difference for Australian ...

This article briefly overviews how turbofan engines start and how they provide electricity and pneumatic air to airliners. Turbofans are commonly started using "bleed air" ducted from the running ...

[Mech Ninja] discovered this while developing a ducted fan based around an RC motor. The ducted fan is meant to be a stand-in for a model jet engine, based around a high-powered motor generally ...

Turbofan wheels scream performance. An icon of top-level race cars in the 1970s and 1980s, they went on to become a statement piece of street style. Today, getting a set for your own ride can be ...

In this case, the Raptor's powerplant is a pair of Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines. For starters, each F119 put out a lot of thrust — around 35,000 pounds worth. 70,000 pounds of ...