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How Does the Engine of a Fighter Jet Work?

Once the air enters the fighter jet engine, it is squeezed by compressor stages, which are rotating fans and fixed blades in ...
Today on FRAME, we’re taking a closer look at the F-135 engine design and production and what it takes to build one of the most powerful jet engines in the world. Do you have a great product to ...
Maybe this sounds familiar: You’ve stared idly through an airplane’s window and wondered, How exactly does that jet engine work? Or you’ve tracked a shipment from across the country, refreshing UPS’s ...
The engines that power fighter jets are no joke, but what powerplant acts as the beating heart of a F-15 and what kind of is ...
Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...
A detailed Ukrainian analysis shows the jet-powered Geran-3 is slower than previously thought, but fast enough to poses new challenges for defenders.