Sustained Mach 3 flight forced the Blackbird program to rethink fuel entirely. At cruise, skin temperatures could exceed 650°F, engine inlets glowed with heat, and conventional jet fuel would ignite ...
In 1941 during World War II, British fighter pilots were losing dogfights because their engines cut out mid-dive. German ...
Rolls-Royce and SINTEF are developing a hybrid aircraft engine that could cut CO2 emissions by up to 30% on domestic flights.