DUBAI—Pratt & Whitney has received EASA certification for a PW1100G durability improvement thrust rating change which will ...

It seems like forever ago when NASA first announced its plans to create the tech for a supersonic passenger airplane quiet enough as to be allowed to fly over populated areas. And it’ll be a longer ...

General Atomics’ Gambit is the company’s foray into Collaborative Combat Aircraft development ahead of Pentagon requirements. Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems The U.S. Air Force has ...

Aerodynamics explains how airplanes fly through the interplay of four fundamental forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Lift opposes gravity, thrust propels forward, and drag resists motion. Pilots ...

China reportedly has developed an innovative ACE engine that adapts to flight conditions for improved performance and ...

North American Rockwell’s NA-335 was a serious F-X contender: twin engines, big radar aperture, high thrust-to-weight, and a ...

GE Aerospace and Kratos have successfully completed high-altitude tests of their GEK800 turbofan, designed to power low-cost uncrewed tactical aircraft at significantly reduced prices compared to ...

Craig Merrett receives funding from the Office of Naval Research and L3Harris. He is affiliated with the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, and is a licensed professional engineering ...

Boom Supersonic has received an airworthiness certificate for its XB-1 demonstrator from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), clearing a major hurdle to the start of flight testing. The ...

There are a lot of different aircraft, and they all use a variety of engines from different engine manufacturers. Two of the more commonly used engines are turbofan and turbojet engines. They have a ...