The Pratt & Whitney F135 Turbofan Jet Engine became the U.S. Air Force's jet engine of choice for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program in 2001; it went into low-rate initial production (LRIP) in 2009 ...

Aviation and diesel fuels are made with very different engines and conditions in mind, which could lead to some dangerous complications if switched around. There are two main types of jet fuel ...

Hot engine oil cools fuel in the Fuel Oil Heat Exchanger. Fuel filters remove contaminants for efficient combustion. The fuel ...

The U.S. Air Force has dramatically plussed-up contracts with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, both of which now have a ceiling of $3.5 billion, to continue work on prototype next-generation jet ...

India has faced challenges due to delays in jet engine supply for its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark 1A and Mark 2 programmes. The delivery of GE-404 engines for the LCA Mark 1A fleet has been ...

Recent updates from the United States Air Force (USAF) regarding the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) fighter jet engines have shown a considerable jump in funding for each contractor of the ...

SINGAPORE - An aerospace facility in the Loyang industrial estate is set to become the world’s largest maintenance site for the latest generation of jet engines that power popular aircraft such ...

A Taiwanese Air Force officer died after being sucked into the engine of a fighter jet, officials said. The incident reportedly happened at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base on Tuesday while the master ...

A Taiwan Air Force officer has died upon being sucked in the engine of a F-CK-1 fighter jet at Ching Chuan Kang Air Force Base in Taichung, Taiwan. Taiwan’s Air Force Command Headquarters said in a ...

The Taiwanese air force said the officer was sucked into one of the aircraft's jet engines for "unknown reasons." The officer was immediately sent to a hospital but was later pronounced dead.

The same engine was selected to re-engine the Boeing 737 Classic and then to re-engine the KC-135 tanker fleet for the USAF. Despite its rocky start, the CFM56 has become the world’s best-selling jet ...

AN AIR Force officer has tragically died after being sucked into a fighter jet's engine during a freak runway accident. Sergeant Hu was carrying out a routine inspection when she was accidentally ...