A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...
There are many planes that help you fly the friendly skies, and most of them have same engines. Here's what engine and why they're so popular.
Five years ago, in 2021, American space agency NASA announced it is working on yet another project that doesn’t involve, well, space: the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). Since then, NASA’s ...
There have been many strange ways to power an aeroplane. In this story we’re going to look at 10 of the strangest methods. There wasn’t room to get into several other fascinating engines, fuels or ...
The Ho 229’s stealth reputation partly comes from later claims that Reimar Horten intended to mix charcoal dust into the aircraft’s wooden structure to absorb radar waves. But per the Smithsonian, ...