When the experimental engine (the GE9X) is mounted on the inboard pylon of the left wing, the aircraft still has three other ...

Moreover, the engines are designed to run on liquid natural gas (LNG), which is 1/10th the price of traditional jet fuel, offers more energy per unit weight, and produces 30% less CO2 when burned. The ...

British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is currently in the process of testing new technology at its Derby site in order to ...

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Duxion Motors is celebrating the successful ground test of its patented eJet Motor, the electric jet engine poised to make high-speed electric ...

Rolls-Royce is testing new technology in Derby in a bid to prevent sand and dust damaging its jet engines. The issue has ...

With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

In addition, replacing all those mechanical parts makes the engine cheaper – an important point with what is essentially a disposable power plant. For testing, the engine installed in the ATLAS Flight ...

Generally speaking, developing a new aircraft takes a very long time. That means years, at times decades spent researching and testing everything that goes into a plane, making sure every bit of ...