Most jet engines wouldn't perform well if they took in air flowing at supersonic speeds. Concorde's ingeniously designed air intakes slowed down the air rushing toward the engines. Even when the ...

The Lockheed L-133 Starjet was a prime example of a paradoxical “successful failure.” As I asserted in a recent article for The National Interest, of all the great geniuses in the history of military ...

A horrifying accident at Taiwan's Ching Chuan Kang Airbase has claimed the life of an Air Force officer in ... Adding to the mystery, the IDF jet's engine intake is described as relatively small ...

In a valved pulse jet engine, mechanical valves control the air intake. The fuel-air mixture is then ignited, causing a rapid expansion of gases. This expansion pushes hot gases out of the exhaust ...