We build a jet engine-powered merry-go-round out of questionably weak materials, then try to spin it up like it is a normal theme park ride. The plan is simple - fire up the engine, test the controls, ...
Testing spaces at PBS Aerospace’s HQ include areas to fine-tune and troubleshoot turbines, compressors, exhaust systems. PBS Aerospace officially opened its new North American headquarters in Roswell ...
Jet engines are attached to a person’s feet and tested at speeds reaching 103.4 mph. This video shows acceleration, control, and how jet propulsion allows human powered flight captured in ultra high ...
It's still a jet engine that burns fuel but that's in a dedicated gas turbine that operates solely as a turbogenerator to create electricity at subsonic speeds. Since that's all it does, its ...
The plane was traveling from Paris to Ajaccio in Corsica when its engine blew at around 6:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 20 Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via ...
A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Dulles and was forced to return safely. United Flight 803 lost engine power after takeoff, returning safely to ...
Data center logistics are becoming harder and harder to fathom as the centralization of compute power continues to scale beyond all reasonable proportions. We've reported extensively on the incredible ...
NEW DELHI – In a significant development for India’s indigenous fighter jet program Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on November 7 inked a deal with US-based General Electric (GE) for the supply of ...
Just because LEGO Technic is technically a toy doesn’t mean that you cannot do solid engineering with it, like building ...
The B-52 Stratofortress carries eight engines for one simple reason: the technology of the 1940s, when it was designed, wasn't capable of powering it with anything less. Engineers didn't have much ...
A baby was born in a Waymo this week, and it wasn’t even the first one. What started as a novelty story quickly became a reminder of how autonomous vehicles are quietly becoming part of everyday life, ...
For eons, Santa Claus has been spreading gifts and joy to kids all over the world, in a single night, by relying exclusively on a very low-tech piece of engineering: a wooden sleigh powered by eight ...