If you ask anyone working in the aviation industry what they think the most important component of modern-day planes is, chances are the vast majority may tell you that it is the jet engine. Also ...
Turkish aero-engine developer Tusas Engine Industries (TEI) has successfully spooled up the country’s first indigenous turbofan engine. The company’s TF6000 engine is a 6,000-lb., thrust-class, ...
A turbofan engine, on the other hand, is designed to move huge amounts of air to propel an aircraft forward. At lower subsonic speeds, it does this quite well. Faster than that, aerodynamic drag ...
A closer look at modern Rolls-Royce & Pratt & Whitney jetliner engines.
GE Aerospace is making gains with its GEnx high-bypass turbofan engine technology, winning new business and building up its presence with existing customers. In recent days the engine builder has ...
GE wants to expand beyond its portfolio of small turbofans beyond the GEK800 (above), which is being tested. Credit: GE Aerospace GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized ...