What happens if you put jet fuel in a diesel engine? It might run, but the results aren't as good as you'd hope, and the risks are serious.

It's was said to use around 2 tons (627 gallons / 2,372 liters) of fuel just to taxi to the runway from the gate, highlighting how incredibly inefficient turbojets are at low speed. A turbofan engine, ...

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 ...

Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The top procurement official at one of Europe's largest airlines urged GE Aerospace and other engine makers on Wednesday not to overlook durability when it comes to designing the ...

Discover the surprising design differences between the engines of the Boeing 747-8 and 787 Dreamliner, and how they impact performance.

Five years ago, in 2021, American space agency NASA announced it is working on yet another project that doesn’t involve, well, space: the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). Since then, NASA’s ...

Fighter jet engines are complex machines that enable aircraft to reach incredible speeds. The modern fighter jet is defined by its engine, which accelerates a tremendous volume of air rearward that it ...