Printing a model jet engine is quite an accomplishment. But it wasn’t enough for [linus3d]. He wanted to redesign it to have a turbojet, an afterburner, and a variable exhaust nozzle. You can see how ...

Looking at how commercial aircraft engines have evolved over time.

The biggest concern for Boeing was that, while chevrons were certainly effective at lowering engine noise, they also had the ...

A turbofan engine, on the other hand, is designed to move huge amounts of air to propel an aircraft forward. At lower subsonic speeds, it does this quite well. Faster than that, aerodynamic drag ...

Discover the unexpected connection that revolutionized the aviation industry's maintenance and efficiency.

Have you ever wondered just how big a jet engine used on a commercial aircraft is? In single-aisle airliners, for instance, the jet engines that dangle from their wings are a little under three meters ...