The true differences between Pratt & Whitney & CFM engines

Two of the largest engine manufacturers today are Pratt & Whitney and CFM International. Both companies compete in the single ...
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Airbus touts open-fan engines and folding wing designs for next narrowbody jet

Airbus is teasing technologies that could enable its next-generation single-aisle jet, including innovative engine and wing designs aimed at boosting efficiency. The Toulouse-based airframer provided ...
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10 cold war fighter jets that still influence modern designs

The McDonnell Douglas Phantom II was one of the most successful and widely used fighter aircraft of the Cold War, and its ...
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Engine makers accelerate plans for new class of small turbofans amid autonomous fighter boom

Producers of military jet engines are rolling out new lines of small turbofans, eyeing an expected boom in demand for uncrewed fighter aircraft. US propulsion suppliers Pratt & Whitney (P&W), GE ...
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Bell Beats Boeing to Build World's First Aircraft with Folding Rotors and Jet Engines

Two years ago, in 2023, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the birth of the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. The goal of the effort was to ...
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Early Long-Range Jet Airliners: How the 707, DC-8, VC10, and Il-62 Changed Global Travel

Early long-range jet airliners transformed global travel. Explore how the 707, DC-8, VC10, and Il-62 reshaped ...
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The 10 Greatest Piston-Engine Fighter Aircraft

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...