The first type jet engine was a turbojet that went into production in 1939, finding a home on the German Me 262, making it the first fighter jet to fly during WWII.

The first type jet engine was a turbojet that went into production in 1939, finding a home on the German Me 262, making it the first fighter jet to fly during WWII.

Atlanta company Hermeus has its sights set on Mach 4 next year, to beat the Mach 3.3 benchmark set by the SR-71 Blackbird way back in 1976. Watch its Chimera hybrid engine nailing the switch ...

The infamous stealh jet, ... In total, each Pratt & Whitney J58 Turbojet engine weighed in at 8,690 pounds and was a massive 6.8 feet wide and 20 feet long.

A FUTURISTIC jet capable of travelling at hypersonic speeds is in the making – and it could fly from London to New York City in just 90 minutes. Test flights and operations are said to start … ...

Jumo 004B Engine Key Accomplishment(s) Forerunner of the Modern Jet Engine Impact or Innovation Jet engines enabled aircraft to fly farther, faster, and at less cost than piston engine aircraft could.

The Whittle Unit bench test engine first ran on April 12, 1937. In 1939, the British Air Ministry placed a contract for the W.1 engine to be flight tested on the new Gloster E.28/39 aircraft. During ...

Not only did someone shove a Cold War-era Rolls-Royce Viper turbojet engine in the back of this one, but its original four-cylinder ICE powertrain is still there as well. That's right, it's a ...

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 ...

Hypersonic developer Hermeus has begun testing a proprietary pre-cooler technology that will allow a standard Pratt & Whitney F100 jet engine to operate at higher speeds and with greater efficiency.

A conventional jet engine uses lots of moving parts (see diagram). Rotating blades draw in air and compress it before igniting it with fuel in a combustion chamber, creating rapidly expanding hot ...