Airplane engine shutdowns are dangerous, particularly during takeoff. Commercial pilots are trained to deal with engine ...

In fact, jet turbines can't actually do that, or at least there's no reason for them to do that. No, that feeling is the result of a special component of the jet engines aptly named the thrust ...

Ever wondered how airplane engines start and roar to life before takeoff? This video offers a detailed, step-by-step explanation of the complex process behind starting jet engines, including the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to modify jet engines on ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems.

Although commercial supersonic air travel kicked off in the 1960s with the arrival of the Concorde, since that jet was retired in ... recently fired up its engine for the first time, with tests ...