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Aircraft Engine Types and Propulsion Systems | How Do They Work?

In this video, you'll see the different types of engines and propulsion systems used for aircraft, my favorite ones: Turbojet, turboprop, turboshaft, and turbofan. You'll also see the Ramjet engine. I ...
Flying

NASA Engineers Tackle Aircraft Engine Noise

NASA researchers are utilizing the Pleiades supercomputer to model turbofan engine aerodynamics and acoustics. The project aims to develop software and simulation techniques for faster, cheaper engine ...
New Atlas

World first: Oblique wave detonation engine may unlock Mach 17 aircraft

UCF researchers say they've trapped a sustained explosive detonation, fixed in place, for the first time, channeling its enormous power into thrust in a new oblique wave detonation engine that could ...
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Flying taxi engines produce weird sound, but scientists have found a fix

Ever wonder why some machines just sound so horrible, not just loud, but truly irritating to the ear? You may not believe it, but future electric aircraft engines, especially those being developed for ...
Ars Technica

For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound

High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time when Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122. Piloted by a ...
Ars Technica

The company building a rotating detonation engine is pushing the tech forward

Venus Aerospace conducted its first powered flight last month, reaching Mach 0.9 with a drone. The 8-foot-long vehicle was dropped from an Aero L-29 Delfín aircraft at 12,000 feet and flew under the ...
The Aviationist

Listen To The Cool Howling Sound Of The Russian Su-57 Felon Engines In This Awesome Clip

An interesting video lets you hear the distinctive sound of the Russian Air Force new generation Su-57 Felon jet. This video, featuring four Russian Air Force Su-57 Felon jets performing a low level ...