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How Does the Engine of a Fighter Jet Work?

The modern fighter jet is defined by its engine, which accelerates a tremendous volume of air rearward that it can propel an aircraft weighing as much as 70,000 pounds at supersonic speeds. While ...
Since the 1960s engineers around the world have been fiddling with a novel type of jet called a rotating detonation engine (RDE), but it has never got beyond the experimental stage. That could be ...
Ukrainian aerospace startup Scopa Industries has begun production of an auto-start jet engine capable of powering a missile ...