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How Does the Engine of a Fighter Jet Work?

A fighter jet engine operates by intaking air through its inlets, located under the aircraft’s wings or chin. Because fighter ...
Maybe this sounds familiar: You’ve stared idly through an airplane’s window and wondered, How exactly does that jet engine work? Or you’ve tracked a shipment from across the country ...
NPR's Madeleine Brand gets the word from Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Science Friday, about the new super-fast "scramjet" currently undergoing tests at NASA.
BIG RAPIDS, Mich — For some, their dream is to fly some of our country's largest airplanes. For others, their dream is to build them. Abby Frisk, a senior at Ferris State University is doing ...
Discover how turboelectric jet engines are reviving supersonic travel, promising faster, more efficient, and sustainable air journeys. Hybrid electric ...
Commercial jets use oleo-pneumatic shock struts that combine gas and hydraulic fluid to absorb landing forces, prevent bounce ...
A plane mechanic has finally explained the viral video of “duct tape” on an airliner jet engine — and revealed what it’s really used for. “We looked out of our window and saw this ...
Bob Maddox once built the world’s largest pulse-jet engine and mounted it in a 1965 Jaguar. Star Wars audio engineers even recorded his pulse-jet engines for the movie Solo.
Jet-engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has been awarded an approximately $2.9 billion contract modification from the U.S.
Based on publicly available data, the recent spate of jet engine shutdowns is not that surprising.