When you're flying on a commercial jet, you naturally become very familiar with the sound and feeling of the powerful turbine engines. As you take off, you can feel their rumbling muscle rocketing the ...

Boeing’s 777X can stop without reverse thrust, but proving it is brutally complex.

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...

Question: Do they really reverse the engines after landing to slow the aircraft? If so, doesn't this put a huge strain on the engines? — Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse ...

The FAA's recent amendments to Part 25 airworthiness regulations require system safety assessments for key systems Aircelle is delivering thrust reversers for the Passport engine shipset to equip the ...