Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese scientists from the Taihang National Laboratory, an aerospace research instituted located in southwest region of the ...

While it's fairly common knowledge to enthusiasts that the first jet fighter was the speedy Messerschmitt Me 262, introduced in 1944, the invention of the turbine jet itself may not be as widely known ...

China has conducted a successful maiden flight of a miniature turbojet engine manufactured entirely with 3D printing, a development that explores new methods for tackling difficulties in aerospace ...

In response to an Army request in 1943 for a 13,344 - 17,792 N (3,000 - 4,000 lb) thrust turbojet, GE proposed the I-40, a centrifugal-flow engine that could be produced in a short time. Service as ...

In 1948, the Army Air Forces awarded a contract to Ryan to develop the XQ-2 jet-powered target aircraft. To power the aircraft, the Wright Air Development Center had earlier awarded a contract to ...