[Lindsay Wilson] has a lawnmower engine which a few years ago he converted with the addition of a sleeve valve to run on compressed air. It’s not a steam engine because creating a safe and legal ...

Many readers will be familiar with the Dyson Air Multiplier, an ingenious bladeless fan design in which a compressor pushes jets of air from the inside edge of a large ring. This fast-moving air ...

This compressed air provides the necessary density for effective ... “Our results demonstrate that a microwave air plasma jet engine could be a viable alternative to conventional fossil fuel ...

Turbojets excel in high-speed flight, while turbofans offer better efficiency. Learn about history, differences and impact on the world of aviation!

The air is then compressed in the next stage of the engine ... In the early days of the jet engine, Sir Frank Whittle’s prototypes relied on steel. This was a strong and hard material, but ...

The world’s first oblique detonation engine (ODE) powered by standard aviation ... propulsion that could redefine the limits of air and space travel. In a series of groundbreaking experiments ...

As early as the 1940s, U.S. aircraft were experimenting with jet engines, threatening to make the propeller-driven aircraft a relic of the past. By the 1950s, the jet engine was essentially the ...

WASHINGTON: An American Airlines jet ... engine fire is the latest in a series of high-profile aviation incidents that have raised questions about US aviation safety, including the Jan 29 mid-air ...