The jet engine is one of the primary modern inventions that has propelled the development of the global economy to its current state. It has not only changed the way people travel for leisure, but it ...

A modern jet engine is a complex mechanical wonder. However, these aren't engines that will just roar into action with the turn of a key or the press of a button. Often, turbine engines will need ...

All jet engines work on the same principle. The engine sucks air in at the front via a fan. A compressor, made of spinning blades inside the main shaft of the engine, then raises the pressure of this ...

It's not uncommon for passenger planes or fighter jets to fly during inclement weather. Pilots commonly fly over or around thunderstorms if one is in their path, but engineers have designed planes to ...

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 ...

Rolls-Royce has partnered with Turkish industrial group Kale with the aim of building engines for the country’s new domestically built fighter jet. The FTSE 100 business will own 49pc of the joint ...

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 ...

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, ...

South Korean investigators have suggested that the Jeju Air plane involved in December's deadly crash could have continued flying for longer, despite damage to its engines due to a bird strike. :: Lee ...

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 ...