NASA researchers are utilizing the Pleiades supercomputer to model turbofan engine aerodynamics and acoustics. The project aims to develop software and simulation techniques for faster, cheaper engine ...

Printing a model jet engine is quite an accomplishment. But it wasn’t enough for [linus3d]. He wanted to redesign it to have a turbojet, an afterburner, and a variable exhaust nozzle. You can see how ...

A touchy subject in aviation circles is the effect of jet engine noise on human nerves and bodies. Some of the airmen hate to mention it; they fear that people who live near jet bases will blame all ...

You may have noticed them on certain planes when looking out the terminal windows -- a kind of shark-toothed look on the back of some planes' engines. Commercial airplanes, outside of their livery, ...