close-up of jet engine nacelle with a strake on the side - Dinujaya/Shutterstock There are many components that go into a jet engine, from combustors to compressors to those gigantic fans that are a ...

CFM International is one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world. This company was developed as a joint venture between General Electric Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, formerly ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

The Air Force Research Lab has awarded a $45 million contract to a Dayton company for “state-of-the-art” research on jet engine combustion, according to the Department of Defense. The contract with ...

It is easy to admire an aircraft in flight, gliding across the sky, but far harder to imagine the furnace within—jet engines, ...