Boeing 737 commercial airliners are a dime a dozen on airports around the world, thanks to modern variants boasting great ...

What has zero moving parts, yet can blast an aerial vehicle to velocities beyond Mach 5? The answer is the recently flight-tested Atmospheric Test of Launched Airbreathing System (ATLAS) powered by a ...

With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

Picture a jet engine full of life and noise—but no buzzing fans, no turning blades. It might seem like a tale from a future world, but it’s fast turning into truth. Big thanks to a burst of new ideas ...

Long before the arrival of high-bypass, fuel-efficient turbofan engines, aviation relied on what might seem like an unusual trick.

Two waist-high storage tanks in the back of the restaurant sloshed to the brim with dark, viscous oil. During the weekend rush, the staff stored some of the spent grease in plastic tubs, but they were ...

Dutch regional aircraft start-up Maeve Aerospace expects its 76-100-seat Maeve Jet will use hybrid-electric open-rotor ...

Say hello to Maeve Aerospace and their innovative Maeve Jet. If you haven't heard of them, consider this your introduction.

Imagine a plane that emitted a constant sonic boom while in the air. The Navy and Air Force both wanted this fighter, but pilots could barely handle it.

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 ...