The World's Biggest Commercial Jet Engine Has Really Been A Challenge To Get Flight-Ready

The jet engine on the new Boeing 777x has run into myriad technical problems over the course of its development. Yet another ...

How the GE9X's 134-inch fan creates problems no other jet engine faces

The engine is set to launch on the Boeing 777X in 2027.

Turbojet vs. turbofan: What's the difference between these jet engines?

Although turbojet and turbofan jet engines are similar, the things that set them apart make them very different. Here's what ...
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Airbus touts open-fan engines and folding wing designs for next narrowbody jet

Airbus is teasing technologies that could enable its next-generation single-aisle jet, including innovative engine and wing designs aimed at boosting efficiency. The Toulouse-based airframer provided ...
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3-in-1 Airplane Engine Turns Into a Turbofan, Turbojet, and Ramjet Depending on Speed

Perhaps not as visible as their counterparts doing business in the automotive industry, aviation startups are just as numerous. Some of them are proposing outlandish ideas that will probably never ...
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Aurora completes wind-tunnel testing on experimental fan-in-wing design

Aurora Flight Sciences has finished windtunnel testing an experimental fan-in-wing design for a Pentagon X-plane competition. The Boeing subsidiary says it recently wrapped up stability and control ...
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GE, Boeing, and NASA Will Model Concept Engine Performance

DOE supercomputers will simulate the in-flight performance of a GE Aerospace open-fan concept engine, to evaluate its energy-efficiency and noise levels. The CFM International Open Fan concept jet ...