Is it possible to build a world-class air force on engines that crack, stall, and occasionally threaten to self-destruct mid-flight? For decades, China’s answer seemed to be a reluctant yes until a ...

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With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. SNECMA's work on pulse-jets began in ...

American aerospace giant Boeing has taken a bit of tarnish of late. A pair of deadly crashes and other lesser malfunctions have sullied the reputations of the latest iterations of the brand's 737 Max ...