What is the average RPM of a jet engine (and how does it compare to a car?)

It's no secret that jet engines are very different to automotive engines. How high does a modern jet engine actually rev? Is ...

Here's why a nearly new Airbus jet is more valuable as spare parts

A nearly new Spirit Airlines jet was shredded by the giant claws of a heavy-duty excavator in a video that transfixed ...
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What Are Those Little Fins On Jet Engines For?

There are many components that go into a jet engine, from combustors to compressors to those gigantic fans that are a staple of engine design. Many of these things are also found in the engines of ...
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Who Makes The Engines Used In Chinese Fighter Jets?

While recent years have seen more information about the Chinese military become common knowledge, there is no denying that a lot is still unknown about its military might. Most recognize one of the ...
Business Wire

Laser Photonics’ Cutting-Edge CleanTech Is the Perfect Tool for Cleaning Jet Engine Parts

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Laser Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: LASE), a leading global industrial developer of CleanTech laser systems for laser cleaning, announces key applications for its ...
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Video: Wave Engine's UAV test flight brings pulsejet into 21st century

Wave Engine Corp has aced a demonstration flight of a simple jet engine with no moving parts. A modern version of a pulsejet, the J-1 engine powered a UAV through take-off and several mid-air ...