Chinese scientists have developed what they claim to be the world's first near-100% efficient jet engine afterburner. If true, this new technology could give Chinese jet aircraft a significant 'edge ...

NASA has announced that it has completed the first full burn test for its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. Conducted on December 12 at NASA's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, this ...

The J58 required the use of a special AG330 engine starter cart to spool the engines up to the proper rotational speed for starting. Taken at Beale Air Force Base (AFB) in 1986, the impressive video ...

NASA's X-59 supersonic jet looks ready for some serious speed in new photos. Lockheed Martin has been building the X-59 for ...

DRDO's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been working on Kaveri upgrades and recently, it showcased the Kaveri’s full ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The F-35 Lightning II successfully completed its first afterburner test powered by Pratt & Whitney's F135 ...

General Electric has had a successful afterburner test on its F136 aircraft engine, the Evandale, Ohio-based company said today, March 22. The GE Rolls-Royce fighter engine team hit “full afterburner” ...

ALTERNATE ENGINE: Researchers at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Center have completed a high-altitude afterburner test program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s F136 alternative ...

In 1946, GE proposed to the Army Air Forces a new engine, more powerful and fuel efficient than its earlier J35, but within the same frame size. To provide higher pressure ratios, and overall better ...