Does the McDonnell Douglas MD-11's tail engine have a fan?

A look at the unique design choices made for the MD-11 and earlier DC-10 trijets, and how this influenced the DC-10's success ...
Flightglobal

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 ...
American Machinist

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 ...
autoevolution

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 ...
Flightglobal

SiriNor outlines big ambitions for electric ducted-fan engine

A Norwegian start-up is hoping its small electric-powered ducted-fan engine for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can spearhead a move up the weight class into commercial aviation applications.

Here’s how much bigger aircraft engines are today compared to the advent of the jet age

Looking at how commercial aircraft engines have evolved over time.
SlashGear

5 Of The Most Powerful Jet Engines You Can Find On Commercial Planes

Commercial aviation has made the world smaller, allowing more people than ever before to fly on larger airplanes at a lower price. The increased demand for air travel means that airplane makers always ...