As with many things in technological development, identifying the most revolutionary designs depends in part on what aspects one wants to stress. And when it comes to commercial aircraft engines, it ...

Bend’s Epic Aircraft, which got its start making kit airplanes, has launched a next generation single-engine, turbine model aircraft at an aircraft show in Florida. The airplane offers 25 new features ...

Top 10: The aircraft made great by a new engine ...

Northrop Grumman unveiled the Model 437 concept in 2021, promising an FJ44-powered autonomous system for under $6 million. Credit: Northrop Grumman A future class of collaborative combat aircraft have ...

Southern California start-up Natilus has emerged with a blended wing-body (BWB) aircraft design it believes will upend decades of tube-and-wing dominance in the commercial jet market. “When we started ...

With its “Flightpath 2050” strategy, the European Commission has outlined a framework for the aviation industry that aims to reduce emissions as well as fuel and energy consumption. Among other things ...

Modern aircraft generate an astonishing amount of data in flight. Every parameter from engine performance to flight control ...

Each occupant of a turbine-powered aircraft is assumed to weigh 200 lb., thus allowing for stowed luggage and carry-on items. In the case of piston-engine airplanes, we assume each occupant weighs 170 ...