Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam ...

While it's fairly common knowledge to enthusiasts that the first jet fighter was the speedy Messerschmitt Me 262, introduced in 1944, the invention of the turbine jet itself may not be as widely known ...

In 1859, an event as significant as the advent of the wheel took place in Etienne Lenoir's workshop. The Belgian inventor converted a steam engine to ignite a mix of air and coal gas via a two-stroke ...

The investigation into the tragic crash of UPS Flight 2976 on Tuesday evening is focusing on the fiery history of the CF6 turbofan engine equipped on the ill-fated freighter jet. The McDonnell Douglas ...

Early long-range jet airliners transformed global travel. Explore how the 707, DC-8, VC10, and Il-62 reshaped ...

Screenshot from social media post of Ukrainian volunteers assembling a small cruise missile with a pulsating Trembita engine. Its task is to destroy objects and exhaust the enemy’s anti-aircraft ...