The U.S. Air Force has locked in its next move to keep the venerable B-52 bomber flying well into midcentury, awarding Boeing ...

While relatively modern, the fact that there were four of them meant that the A380 was inherently less efficient than a ...

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

While Boeing pioneered the widebody with the 747, it didn’t operate in a vacuum. Douglas (later McDonnell Douglas) and ...

The global aviation industry relies heavily on the durability and efficiency of its engines, with recent reports on the commercial aircraft engines market estimating a market size valued at ...

Car enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of ultra-luxury cars, and aviation enthusiasts will know Rolls-Royce as a maker of engines for some of the world's most famous aircraft. Originally, ...

Left out that the 757 and 737 were both built in Renton. With demand for 757s falling and 737s increasing, Boeing killed the ...

Bore and Stroke: 140 mm (5.5 in.) x 130 mm (5.13 in.) With an industrial history dating to the early nineteenth century, D. Napier and Son began building aircraft engines in the World War I era.