Fighter jet engines are complex machines that enable aircraft to reach incredible speeds. The modern fighter jet is defined by its engine, which accelerates a tremendous volume of air rearward that it ...

I've been asked to tell you the story of jet propulsion, from the time 20 years ago when it was just an idea for making aeroplanes fly higher and faster, right up to the present. It's a long story, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...