There are a lot of different aircraft, and they all use a variety of engines from different engine manufacturers. Two of the more commonly used engines are turbofan and turbojet engines. They have a ...

Jet engines are built to terrifyingly tight tolerances, yet the latest simulations on the world’s first exascale supercomputer suggest their biggest weakness may be measured in micrometers.

While it's fairly common knowledge to enthusiasts that the first jet fighter was the speedy Messerschmitt Me 262, introduced in 1944, the invention of the turbine jet itself may not be as widely known ...

In 1948, the Army Air Forces awarded a contract to Ryan to develop the XQ-2 jet-powered target aircraft. To power the aircraft, the Wright Air Development Center had earlier awarded a contract to ...

SINGAPORE—China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025, marking a milestone toward mass-producing lower-cost jet engines for applications ...

Development on the Jumo 004 began in 1939 under the direction of Anselm Franz, whose experience with turbocompressors built on the pioneering turbojet work of Hans von Ohain. The model 004A flew for ...