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Aircraft engine types and propulsion systems | How do they work?

In this video, you'll see the different types of engines and propulsion systems used for aircraft, my favorite ones: Turbojet, turboprop, turboshaft, and turbofan. You'll also see the Ramjet engine. I ...
SlashGear

What Type Of Fan Is In A Jet Engine And How Does It Work?

If you ask anyone working in the aviation industry what they think the most important component of modern-day planes is, chances are the vast majority may tell you that it is the jet engine. Also ...
Aviation Week

Despite Few New Aircraft Types, Business Aviation Propulsion Booms

Almost identical to the Pratt & Whitney PW814GA version powering Gulfstream’s G500/600, the PW812D variant is also due to enter service later this year on Dassault’s new Falcon 6X. Credit: Pratt & ...
Jalopnik

Bucket-Type Jet Engine Reverse Thrusters Look Like A Retro Sci-Fi Design, And They're Going Out Of Fashion

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...
The Economist

A new type of jet engine could revive supersonic air travel

Since the 1960s engineers around the world have been fiddling with a novel type of jet called a rotating detonation engine (RDE), but it has never got beyond the experimental stage. That could be ...