While the numbers may be inflated, Luftwaffe pilots claimed that the Me 262 shot down 542 Allied aircraft during the war.

After more than a decade on the ground, the Military Aviation Museum's Messerschmitt Me 262 replica is edging closer to ...

The Nazis began tinkering with what would become the Me 262 as early as 1939. The program began under the power of a piston engine. But by 1942, the airframe was making jet-powered flights.

As one would expect, the transition to jet-powered fighters was fraught with danger—and prototype P-80 test flights resulted ...

Turbojets excel in high-speed flight, while turbofans offer better efficiency. Learn about history, differences and impact on ...

This article investigates Britain's first jet fighter. Also, a member of an RAF unit that worked on the Meteor tells about a ...

have often required 3 different engines. The other solution is using a rocket ... when the U.S. Army Air Forces tasked Lockheed with building a jet fighter prototype to counter the German Me-262.

A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent fleeing ...

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A US defence contractor is facing scrutiny after allegations surfaced that its latest weapon system may be using a jet engine that was made in China and sold online. On March 5, California-based ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An engine on an American Airlines jet caught fire after the plane diverted to Denver on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of passengers, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

From its four General Electric J47 jet engines, it could produce a combined 24,000 pounds of thrust, and reach a top speed of 570 miles per hour. It had a total payload of 22,000 pounds worth of ...