AMES, Iowa – Engineers know that gas turbine engines for aircraft and power plants are more efficient and burn less fuel when they run at temperatures high enough to melt metal. But how to raise ...

Modern jet engines operate in gas temperatures exceeding the melting point of their own components, surviving only through extreme materials science, hollow single-crystal blades, internal air cooling ...

While the World War II era was the first time we saw fighter jet engines take to the sky, there were some earlier operational prototypes. Anselm Franz, an Austrian engineer, designed and fitted one of ...

June 17 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc plans to invest $25 million at its power and propulsion facility in Hampton, Virginia, to start production of lighter-weight jet engine blades and meet growing demand ...

According to Mikhail Kovalchuk, Russia is one of five countries in the world to have full-cycle jet engine production MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. Currently, Russian manufacturers "grow" turbine blades ...

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 ...

The blade is being flown on a private jet to undergo examination Tuesday. One of the fan blades that was fractured in the Pratt and Whitney engine that failed during United Airlines Flight 328 showed ...

Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...

To many people, the name Rolls-Royce is associated with classic cars. Vintage vehicles like the Rolls-Royce Phantom have appeared in James Bond films and set the standard for luxury. However, ...