The Airbus A380 entered commercial service in 2007 as the largest passenger airliner ever built, carrying the promise of redefining long-haul travel. With two full passenger decks, unmatched cabin ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress looks like a relic from another era, and in some ways it is, but its eight small turbojets remain one of the most distinctive design choices in military aviation. Modern ...

If you've ever taken a closer look at small planes or seen one being maintained, you might have spotted something interesting under the hood. The engine layout is often wide and flat, and not stacked ...

The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine. The fruits of industrial progress produced power plants tasked with everything from running generators to powering warplanes. The First ...

The F-35’s single-engine design looks surprising until you see how STOVL capability, weight, and commonality drove the ...