Key market opportunities in the Global Aircraft Micro Turbine Engines Market include increased defense spending on drones ...

In this video, you'll see the different types of engines and propulsion systems used for aircraft, my favorite ones: Turbojet, turboprop, turboshaft, and turbofan. You'll also see the Ramjet engine. I ...

What are Ceramic Matrix Composites? Composite materials typically consist of two components: a reinforcement part to provide mechanical strength and a matrix material that holds all the components ...

Gas engines show advantages in their single cycle efficiency value (figure 2) and a very fast startup performance. Photo courtesy: MAN Diesel & Turbo The transforming energy market shifts focus to ...

The history of the gas turbine can be traced back to 150 BC, when a Greek inventor, philosopher, and geometrician, Hero, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, invented a toy called the “Aeolipile.” The toy ...

The successful test of Monarch 5 running on natural gas shows the system’s unparalleled level of fuel flexibility as UAV Turbines transitions into production for commercial and defense customers.

Small, ultra-fast, primary and “afterburner” secondary combustion events promise to deliver brake thermal efficiency as high as 69 percent. A better mousetrap? Even now, as electrification seems ...

In the years immediately following the Second World War, jet propulsion wrought rapid changes in combat aircraft design. Jet engines promised to push aircraft beyond any speed possible with propeller ...

(Image: Concept image of Lockheed Martin's planned SR-72 hypersonic strike aircraft to serve as a replacement for the SR-71 Blackbird.) It is not yet clear what aircraft DARPA has in mind for the new ...