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China tests new supersonic jet engine, delivers unprecedented thrust, efficiency, speed

Researchers from China’s Institute of Engineering Thermophysics have reportedly built and tested a new “adaptive cycle engine” (ACE). This is a type of next-generation jet engine that can change how ...
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Here’s how much bigger aircraft engines are today compared to the advent of the jet age

The De Havilland Comet was the world's first jet-powered airliner, but the Jet Age really began with the debut of theBoeing 707 andDouglas DC-8 in the late 1950s. These aircraft were larger, more ...