Top secret letters from the British engineer who invented the jet engine aircraft have emerged for sale. The incredibly rare documents typed by Sir Frank Whittle shed light on his work to develop the ...

Eighty years ago, a piece of world-changing technology emerged from a semi-derelict garage in Leicestershire - the world's first viable jet engine. But as Frank Whittle's invention took to the skies ...

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 ...

What is the difference between military and commercial engines? The answer is either a lot or not much at all, as it depends on what military aircraft you are talking about. Fighter jet engines are ...

Simply sign up to the Aerospace & Defence myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In the 1990s, when India was pursuing economic reforms, testing nuclear weapons and raising its profile ...

Sometime next year, if all goes well, a retired jet engine will be mounted on a flatbed trailer and taken to a coal-fired power plant in Delhi. With the exhaust nozzle pointed at the sky, the engine ...

Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world Sometime next year, if all goes well, a retired jet engine will be mounted on a flatbed trailer and taken to a coal-fired power plant in Delhi.