Although turbojet and turbofan jet engines are similar, the things that set them apart make them very different. Here's what you need to know.

Although turbojet and turbofan jet engines are similar, the things that set them apart make them very different. Here's what you need to know.

The engine powered the Messerschmitt Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, and the Arado 234, the first operational jet bomber and reconnaissance airplane. Volume production of the 004 B began in ...

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, the SR-71 Blackbird needed powerful engines to stay off the radar and outrun anything. The J58 fit the bill perfectly.

During taxiing tests, the W.1X non-airworthy engine unofficially became the first British turbojet to be airborne when the E.28/39 made short, straight hops. The W.1 flew officially in the E.28/39 on ...

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

Hypersonic 4,000mph passenger jet ‘Halcyon’ to fly from London to NYC in just 90 mins & could run on 125 routes by 2029 The ambitious aircraft will feature a hybrid engine that uses two ...

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 turbofan engine is an engineering feat. Here's what to know about how a jet engine works, from the fan in the front to the hot inner core.

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 ...