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Chrysler’s 1963 turbine car sounded like the future and almost was
The Chrysler Turbine Car did not just sound like the future. For a brief moment in the early 1960s, it put jet technology in ...
Turbojet engines are an incredible piece of 20th century engineering that except for some edge cases, have mostly been replaced by Turbofans. Still, even the most basic early designs were ...
The impact of airborne particulates on aircraft engines is a challenge for aviation. Credit: Clay Lacy Aviation On May 24, 1988, TACA Flight 110, a Boeing 737-300, was flying from Belize to New ...
Gas turbine engines, most commonly encountered deafening you in the back row of a cross-country commercial flight, have also been used in automobiles, and prototype automobiles, for over 60 years. If ...
Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam ...
Some of the world’s most complicated engines were created to achieve a specific objective. These engines were built to satisfy monster power requirements or to hit a high level of performance within ...
The history of the gas turbine can be traced back to 150 BC, when a Greek inventor, philosopher, and geometrician, Hero, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, invented a toy called the “Aeolipile.” The toy ...
Chromalloy opened a new specialty-machining center for finishing gas-turbine engine parts in Guaymas, Mexico. It has been operating at an adjacent location since 2009, but it broke ground in June for ...
The wild idea may only be a patent for now, but the Japanese automaker has been refining the idea for some time. Subaru filed two patents for electric turbine engine systems for potential use in ...
In addition to the MT30 construction contract, Rolls-Royce signed design/development agreements with BAE Systems for the new frigate’ steering gear, stabilizing fins, and mission bay handling ...
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