Pioneering technology to improve afterburner efficiency could make the Chinese military unrivalled in air combat Technology developed by Chinese scientists that gives fighter jet engines an ...

Watching a fighter jet take off is a beautiful sight. Anyone who hasn't been to an air show should really try to see one of the incredible air shows that captivate aviation enthusiasts worldwide ...

Both NASA and Lockheed Martin recently released photos of the X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet conducting tests of its afterburner, a system that injects extra fuel into the hot exhaust of a jet engine.

In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed ... to listen to the X-59' by simulating sonic thumps with fighter jets (photos) ...

The single F135 engine in the F-35 is rated at 43,000 pounds of thrust while utilizing its afterburner, which is more than the two engines powering the F-14 jet combined. There are three F135 ...

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 billion contract to sustain F119 engines powering U.S. Air Force F-22 ...

After the aircraft reached its minimum speed, he immediately pushed the throttles to maximum afterburner to gain ... dangerously low speed of 88 knots. A fighter jet normally clears the deck ...