Preliminary investigation into the AirACT Boeing 747-400 freighter excursion at Hong Kong have found that, after touchdown, ...

The first engine in Rolls-Royce’s successful Trent family, the Trent 700, entered commercial service on the Airbus A330 in ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...

A group of French physicists has optimized a type of ion thruster to significantly extend its lifetime: the new development made it sturdy enough to be able withstand a long trip into deep space. Such ...

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, successfully completed 250 hot-fire test sequences of its legendary R-4D 100-pound-thrust bipropellant engine. The test included over 20,000 starts under a broad ...

Nigerian investigators probing a loss of thrust in both engines of a Hawker 900XP have disclosed that one of the powerplants – which had stopped responding to thrust commands – became responsive again ...

The IAE consortium plans to focus on developing next-gen technologies for modern GTF engine technology that will power new ...

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 ...

DUBAI—Powertech recently completed the preliminary design of a 1,200 lb.-thrust (550 kg-thrust) turbofan engine less than a ...

Last month a Hydrex team replaced the bow thruster of a 191-meter roro ship during the vessel’s stop in Rotterdam. Using one of the company’s workboats, the diver/technicians carried out the operation ...

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced shipment of its rocket engines destined for use on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). When MSL is launched in the fall of 2009 aboard the Atlas V, ...