North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a ground test of a high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine using a composite carbon fiber material, saying that the test was a part of the North's five-year ...

Nigerian investigators probing a loss of thrust in both engines of a Hawker 900XP have disclosed that one of the powerplants – which had stopped responding to thrust commands – became responsive again ...

China-based researchers have reportedly tested a solid rocket engine under simulated pressures of 200 ...

The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...

A closer look at one of the coolest quirks of a legendary aircraft.

With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen rocket engine. As part ...

Aerial firefighting helicopters ingest significant volumes of airborne particles, and operators are advised to conduct periodic “compressor washes” to remove the contaminants from the compressor.

Engine chevrons have become a defining feature of modern aircraft, but do they really pose a problem for performance?