Astro Mechanica – founded in 2021 by Ian Brooke and with a tight ship of only eight employees – is an aerospace startup developing what it calls a turboelectric adaptive engine for both subsonic and ...

In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, ...

Hybrid electric propulsion systems represent a transformative approach for modern aviation by combining conventional fuel‐based engines with electric power sources. This integration aims to improve ...

As with many things in technological development, identifying the most revolutionary designs depends in part on what aspects one wants to stress. And when it comes to commercial aircraft engines, it ...

Hot-wire measurement setup for a BLI configuration, featuring a ducted fan installed adjacent to a curved airframe surface. The setup enables high-resolution velocity field analysis to uncover the ...

Electric-powered aircraft may seem like a vague, future promise in the pursuit of decarbonizing aviation, but a handful of battery-powered planes are already in flight. These days, it’s mostly limited ...

ATR is aiming to fly a hybrid-electric regional aircraft by the end of this decade, leading two of the 12 projects newly granted Clean Aviation funding under the latest financing round for ...

Tomorrow’s aviation maintenance technicians must be prepared for electric engines, aircraft and ground support equipment. Credit: Joby Aviation Eyeing sustainability goals, the aviation industry has ...

Hydrogen propulsion pioneer H2Fly’s efforts to bring the technology to the air transport sector were energized by the breakthrough flight of its HY4 demonstrator, a Pipistrel twin fuselage electric ...

Electric-hybrid aircraft have taken another step from the exotic to the practical with VoltAero unveiling the production model of its Cassio 330 five-seat regional passenger aircraft that combines ...