Nov. 6 (UPI) --NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over ...

Just as with the automotive industry, there are a variety of aircraft engines designed to run on various types of fuels. Even electric planes are something we're likely to see more of in the future.

The NASA-59 supersonic demonstration team is conducting engine-run tests at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. © NASA/Carla Thomas ...

Diesel aircraft engines promise lower fuel burn and cheaper operating costs at a time when every gallon and every kilogram matter in the air. Yet as manufacturers push these powerplants into more ...

The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October. The ...

A range of traditional and new technologies are in the works for a variety of capabilities Rolls-Royce used its Boeing 747-200 testbed aircraft for Pearl 10X flight trials.

The electrification bug is rapidly engulfing pretty much all sides of the world's transportation industry. After spreading like wildfire in automobiles, electrification is now rapidly taking hold in ...