Commercial aircraft designs that depart from today's tube-and-wing shape demand equally innovative propulsion systems if they are to stand any chance of breaking the mold and providing the benefits ...

NASA says the first-ever large-scale wind-tunnel tests of a robust fan capable of operating in turbulent flow have proved successful, marking an early step on the path to a new generation of highly ...

Recently, many new concepts for future emission-free aircraft have been presented. On closer inspection aircraft manufacturers are also relying on new integration concepts for the engines. The result ...

Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the Single-aisle Turboelectric Aircraft with ...