The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Firefly Aerospace a contract to develop a ceramic matrix composite ...

Instead of a traditional nozzle, it directs exhaust down the sides of a central ... linear aerospike rocket engine was installed, the aircraft was destroyed during takeoff at over 100 mph (160 ...

The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are both some of the most advanced stealth fighters in the world. Lockheed Martin ...

When a jet needs an extra kick to launch from an aircraft carrier ... could burn through the jetpipe or damage the end of the exhaust nozzle. Designers often also add pilot lights downstream ...

In a two-engine airplane like the F-22, directing the exhaust from both ... are the only fighter aircraft with two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles. More sophisticated designs, which have ...