Nov. 6 (UPI) --NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over ...

Just as with the automotive industry, there are a variety of aircraft engines designed to run on various types of fuels. Even electric planes are something we're likely to see more of in the future.

The NASA-59 supersonic demonstration team is conducting engine-run tests at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. © NASA/Carla Thomas The ...

For most people, diesel engines equate to either pickup trucks or semis traversing freeways. However, what many of us do not know is that diesel engines can be used in aircraft, too. You would not ...

The electrification bug is rapidly engulfing pretty much all sides of the world's transportation industry. After spreading like wildfire in automobiles, electrification is now rapidly taking hold in ...

The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October. The ...