A jet engine converts fuel into thrust. One key metric of performance is the thermal efficiency; how much of the chemical energy (fuel) is turned into...

A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this...

other jet fuel commonly used in civilian turbine-engine powered aviation is Jet B, which is used for its enhanced cold-weather performance. Jet fuel is...

A precooled jet engine is a concept that enables jet engines with turbomachinery, as opposed to ramjets, to be used at high speeds. Precooling restores...

A pulsejet engine (or pulse jet) is a type of jet engine in which combustion occurs in pulses. A pulsejet engine can be made with few or no moving parts...

A ramjet is a form of airbreathing jet engine that requires forward motion of the engine to provide air for combustion. Ramjets work most efficiently...

This article briefly describes the components and systems found in jet engines. Major components of a turbojet including references to turbofans, turboprops...

The history of the jet engine explores the development of aircraft propulsion through turbine technology from early 20th-century experiments to modern...

The Embraer E-Jet family is a series of four-abreast, narrow-body, short- to medium-range, twin-engined jet airliners designed and produced by Brazilian...

integrated engine pressure ratio will be P1 /P0. The IEPR is an engine indicator system unique to the Rolls-Royce RB211. Jet engine performance Turbofan...

An airbreathing jet engine (or ducted jet engine) is a jet engine in which the exhaust gas which supplies jet propulsion is atmospheric air, which is...

A variable cycle engine (VCE), also referred to as adaptive cycle engine (ACE), is an aircraft jet engine that is designed to operate efficiently under...

aviation, a flameout (or flame-out) is the run-down of a jet engine or other turbine engine due to the extinguishment of the flame in its combustor. The...

The Cirrus Vision SF50, also known as the Vision Jet, is a single-engine very light jet designed and produced by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota,...

airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation engine technology...

system to start their Napier Sabre engines. Cartridge starters used on a number of jet engines, including such engines as the Rolls-Royce Avon, which were...

British English) is an additional combustion component used on some jet engines, mostly those on military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to increase...

trijet is a jet aircraft powered by three jet engines. In general, passenger airline trijets are considered to be second-generation jet airliners, due...

2005–2006. Intake momentum drag Jet engine Jetboat Scimitar propeller Supercharger Tiltrotor Turbocharger Smith XP-99 Prop-Jet Administration, Federal Aviation...

rocket engine is a reaction engine, producing thrust in accordance with Newton's third law by ejecting reaction mass rearward, usually a high-speed jet of...

A four-engined jet, sometimes called a quadjet, is a jet aircraft powered by four engines. The presence of four engines offers increased power and redundancy...

performance was essentially the same. On January 25, 2023, NASA reported successfully testing its first full-scale rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)...

The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine...

several smaller engines to be placed in a row to make one larger engine while augmenting steering performance with the use of individual engine throttle control...

engine performance. FADECs have been produced for both piston engines and jet engines. The goal of any engine control system is to allow the engine to...

different and much heavier duty engine than the standard 429, and distinct from the two high-performance wedge-head Cobra Jet versions. Designed to compete...

A shock-induced combustion ramjet engine (abbreviated as shcramjet; also called oblique detonation wave engine; also called standing oblique detonation...

Aircraft engine performance refers to factors including thrust or shaft power for fuel consumed, weight, cost, outside dimensions and life. It includes...

335 hp) gas turbines evolved from piston engine turbochargers, aircraft auxiliary power units (APU) or small jet engines, the size of a refrigerator. Early...

compressor, eg PW901 APU), from an already-running engine (bleed air) on a multi-engined aircraft or, for early jet aircraft, from an air compressor mounted on...