Single-engine jets remain some of the most extreme aircraft a pilot can strap into, and several of the fastest are still ...

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these ...

We know BMW for building iconic cars and powerful engines that can put out 600 horses or more. However, did you know that this Bavarian company used to make airplane engines, too? It transitioned to ...

In 1949 we saw the first aircraft, the Leduc 0.10, to fly entirely powered by a ramjet, which also directed compressed air into the engine – but this time compressed entirely by the aircraft's own ...

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, ...

Speed brakes are high-drag devices designed to help aircraft descend faster without gaining excess speed. They're especially useful when a pilot needs to increase the descent rate without shocking the ...

In short, the airframe dimensions of the 737 MAX simply do not allow for the newest engines made by P&W to be mounted on its ...

Despite the original diesel fiasco in the 2010s — and the five automakers facing their own Dieselgate trial in the U.K. this year — diesel engines have definite benefits over their gasoline-powered ...

Speculation abounds as to the cause of the Air India airplane crash on June 12. One explanation so far is that both engines of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner failed, a highly unlikely event. A list ...