Step inside the cockpit with a skilled female pilot as she walks through every switch, screen, and control that makes an ...

Common aircraft starter failures are often attributed to environmental contamination of the Bendix drive and overheating from exceeding the starter's designated duty cycle. For Lycoming engines, ...

In the 1940s and 50s, fire extinguishers were kept near radial aircraft engines during startup due to the risk of fire from oil pooling and over-priming. The large, wheeled extinguishers were ...

Originally tested in 1953 and entering service in 1955, the iconic B-52 Stratofortress is one of the oldest aircraft still in service today. Despite its age, this eight-engine bomber remains an ...

As turbine blades experience high temperatures they can begin to elongate and rub up against the engine’s case wall. Credit: Australian Transport Safety Board Modern turbine engines are reliable when ...

When a American-made reusable aircraft broke the hypersonic barrier for the first time in nearly 60-years this past December, it was not one of the aerospace industry’s prime engine makers, but a ...

Rolls Royce has started testing their new F130 engines at the NASA Stennis Space Center, according to a press release. The engines will be to replace the Pratt and Whitney TF33 engines currently being ...