China's Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) has announced that it has test-fired its new 1,322-pound (600-kilogram) thrust turbofan engine for the first time. The announcement was made on WeChat ...

Kratos Turbine Technologies and the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have conducted ground tests of a low-cost turbofan engine architecture which the company claims will advance “affordable ...

If you ask anyone working in the aviation industry what they think the most important component of modern-day planes is, chances are the vast majority may tell you that it is the jet engine. Also ...

A Sukhoi Su-57 fighter completed a first flight powered by a 35,000-lb.-thrust Izdeliye 177 engine this month, beginning the flight test phase of a turbofan designed for powering export models and ...

There are a lot of different aircraft, and they all use a variety of engines from different engine manufacturers. Two of the more commonly used engines are turbofan and turbojet engines. They have a ...

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...