"I never understood why jet engines are left wide open to bird strikes and debris. I thought there should be a way to guard against such items entering and causing engine failure," said an inventor, from Ridgeland,

The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter stages of World War II. The first supersonic aircraft with ...

U.S. startup Astro Mechanica plans to take its hybrid-electric supersonic engine into high-altitude and high-speed ground testing this year as it moves toward flying the unique powerplant in 2027 in a specially designed propulsion testbed aircraft. This is planned to be followed in late 2028 by a...

Nigeria's government allocates N10.6bn for VP’s aircraft spending over three years, focusing on engine overhauls for the troubled Gulfstream G550 jet.

Innovations in jet technology are happening all the time. This is due to modern advancements, which are leading engineers in new directions previously only theorized. The latest example is the plasma jet engine developed in China. This revolutionary new ...