An American Airlines Airbus A321 experienced engine trouble while taking off from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ...

When you're flying on a commercial jet, you naturally become ... the internal fuel-combustion chamber of the engine a bit cooler. When the thrust reverser ports open, the cool air being pulled ...

The aircraft subsequently climbed away with asymmetric thrust after a software logic condition enabled the left-hand engine’s reverser doors to remain open while the right-hand engine’s doors ...

Loss of the weight-on-wheels signal, at the moment the thrust levers were pushed forward, interrupted the stowing of the left engine’s reverser doors. Although the right-hand main gear also lost ...

Professor Jau Tang and his team at Wuhan University have unveiled a prototype jet engine powered by microwave air plasmas. Unlike traditional engines, it generates thrust without burning any ...

The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, a Soviet fourth generation twin-engine air superiority fighter ... In addition, it could also serve as a thrust reverser. Furthermore, the main drawbacks of the movable ...

Most of the thrust of a jet engine isn’t from pulling in a volume of air, but rather, from the combustion of the fuel. You can see the gasket sticking up into the side of the combustion chamber ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A jet engine is a highly complex piece of equipment with a ...

The best fighter jets in the world cost a fortune. One of the reasons for this is because of the unbelievably high prices of the engines that power these air fighters. The engine has to be ...