Month: June 2022

There was a time when only Japanese car manufacturers used rotary engines. Today, however, the rotary engine is largely confined to Mazda’s vehicles. Toyo Kogyo is the only company in the world to use this type of engine....

Before the Second World War, jet engines were being tested in labs. Their compactness and great power made them a perfect fit for airplanes. With the help of an American physicist, Hans von Ohain, a young German physicist,...

In 1948, Pratt & Whitney developed a jet engine with two compressors. The outer compressor provided high compression for performance while the inner compressor provided power to the turbine blades. These engines were first...

During the initial development stage, the first components of a jet engine are made, but it can take up to two years before they are completed. Once the initial design phase is complete, the next phase is the development and...

Using a jet engine in flight requires the use of fuel that burns at high temperatures. The fuel ignites air and the resulting explosion expands the air mass. The same air mass then exits the engine and the new, larger air mass...