When we think about the dawn of jet-powered warfare, the name Messerschmitt Me 262 often gets top billing. But the story starts a bit earlier than you might think. The true roots of the jet age trace ...

While it's fairly common knowledge to enthusiasts that the first jet fighter was the speedy Messerschmitt Me 262, introduced in 1944, the invention of the turbine jet itself may not be as widely known ...

Look inside a ramjet engine, and all you'll see is an empty tube. Switch it on when it's on the ground and all you'll get is the same hollow tube with jet fuel squirting into it, achieving nothing.

Most people know fighter jets are incredibly fast, but just how fast? Modern jets can exceed Mach 1.8, cutting through the sky at breathtaking speeds. But when it comes to crossing the United ...

Pratt & Whitney has powered some of the world's most famous aircraft since biplanes ruled the sky 100 years ago, beginning with the company's founding in 1925. Pratt & Whitney's Wasp engine changed ...

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 ...