If you ask anyone working in the aviation industry what they think the most important component of modern-day planes is, chances are the vast majority may tell you that it is the jet engine. Also ...

There are a lot of different aircraft, and they all use a variety of engines from different engine manufacturers. Two of the more commonly used engines are turbofan and turbojet engines. They have a ...

Russia ramps up the Su-57 program, with its new 177S turbofan engine, amid Western pressure over its war in Ukraine.

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 ...

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 ...

Turbofan engines represent a pinnacle of modern aero‐propulsion technology, with aerodynamic performance playing a crucial role in achieving improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and enhanced ...

Producers of military jet engines are rolling out new lines of small turbofans, eyeing an expected boom in demand for uncrewed fighter aircraft. US propulsion suppliers Pratt & Whitney (P&W), GE ...

Jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney said Thursday it is launching a new version of its next-generation geared turbofan engine for Airbus, its largest commercial customer, as the French plane maker ...

From the 1970s through the 1990s, tri-jets were a common sight in our skies. Aircraft with three jet engines were capable of transoceanic flights and more fuel-efficient than four-engine aircraft like ...