A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...

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

The race to field reusable hypersonic aircraft got a whole lot hotter last month, with GE Aerospace announcing a breakthrough in high-speed jet engine design that could potentially allow conventional ...

Pratt & Whitney reported the F135 Engine Core Upgrade is on schedule and “exceeding expectations,” having completed its preliminary design review. That review teamed the engine developer and ...

To many people, the name Rolls-Royce is associated with classic cars. Vintage vehicles like the Rolls-Royce Phantom have appeared in James Bond films and set the standard for luxury. However, ...

Pratt & Whitney’s new GTF Advantage geared turbofan engine in place for an Airbus A321neo aircraft. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted type certification to Pratt & Whitney’s new GTF ...

Despite a popular focus on stealth – and to a lesser extent, data fusion – in today’s fighters, America’s turbofan advantage is just as valuable in setting American fighters apart through a ...

DUBAI—Powertech recently completed the preliminary design of a 1,200 lb.-thrust (550 kg-thrust) turbofan engine less than a year after parent company Edge Group launched the in-house aviation ...

The 15,000 lbf-class turbofan engine to be developed by South Korea could potentially lead to a domestic powerplant for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50/FA-50 trainer/light fighter and ...

US defence manufacturer Kratos plans to assemble a new family of small, lightweight turbofan engines in the state of Oklahoma. The powerplants will be offered as a propulsion solution for long-range ...