Commercial planes are steadily coming equipped with more and more powerful turbofans. These engines produce enormous amounts of thrust, and when they’re cruising at high altitude, they sip fuel with ...

A modern jet is an engineering marvel that's very easy to take for granted. Consider the uniquely engineered Boeing 787 Dreamliner, for instance. Step aboard this jet, and one of the things that's ...

Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control inputs is tracked and stored. What was once raw information is now ...

Typical piston-powered aircraft still rely on outdated engine instrumentation, leading to preventable failures and higher operational costs compared to other industries. Modern active engine ...

Car engines and jet engines have almost nothing in common, other than the purpose of making a vehicle move forward. The fuel is different, the average speeds are not even in the same ballpark, and the ...

Since the early attempts of the Wright Brothers around 1900, aviation has developed substantially. Today's society depends heavily on modern aviation, with countless aircraft performing a broad range ...