Billions For Next Generation Fighter Jet Engines Greenlit By Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has dramatically plussed-up contracts with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, both of which now have a ...
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US advances powerful 6th-gen fighter jet engines for next-gen combat jets
The USAF has announced a new $7 billion cash injection into its next-generation adaptive propulsion (NGAP) program.
Can You Put Jet Fuel In A Diesel Engine? (And What Happens If You Do?)
It's the stuff of fantasy: jet fuel making a dieselvehicle tak e off like, well, a jet. But what really happens if you put ...
Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...
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NGAD engine prototypes take shape in two $3.5bn contracts
The Pentagon has raised the ceiling for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion effort to $3.5bn for each of its two vendors.
What types of passenger jet and helicopter were involved in the D.C. Reagan airport crash?
American Airlines Flight 5342 was inbound to Reagan National at an altitude of about 400 feet and a speed of about 140 miles per hour when it suffered a ...
Air Force Officer Sucked Into Fighter Jet Engine in Fatal Accident: Taiwan
According to the Taiwanese air force, the accident occurred in a hangar at Ching Chuan Kang air base, which is shared with ...
Taiwan Air Force officer killed after being ‘inhaled’ by fighter jet’s engine
A Taiwan Air Force officer died after being sucked into the engine of an Indigenous Defense Fighter jet at Ching Chuan Kang ...
What Makes The Cirrus Vision Jet So Popular?
The Cirrus Vision Jet is a single-engine low-wing monoplane with an all-composite material airframe, an above-fuselage rear engine, a sleek V-tail design, and retractable landing gear. It is the first ...
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The vertical fighter jet with eight engines... Bell D-188
The Bell D-188, a vertical takeoff fighter jet with eight engines, was an ambitious yet impractical marvel of Cold War ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...