How It Works: The Dreamliner's Super-Efficient Powerplant
In a "high-bypass" turbofan engine like the GEnx, 90 percent of the thrust comes from spinning fan blades in front that draw in massive quantities of air and force it out in…
View ArticleIs There Really No Way to Keep a Goose Out of a Jet Engine?
Unfortunately, there’s pretty much no way to protect jet engines from geese or other large birds. In fact, fastening some sort of shield over a jet engine could actually make…
View ArticleYou Built What!? A Closer Look at The Jet-Powered ATV
When John Carnett—Popular Science staff photographer, inventor and tinkerer-about-town—began confiding in people about plans for his latest project, he found few allies. Not surprisingly, almost no...
View ArticleBuild Your Own Turbojet? Some People Do
Earlier today, I came upon the site of a man who is building his own jet-powered motorcycle. That's right. He's converting turbochargers into jet engines and building a motorcycle around them. But...
View ArticleA Naked Engine For Cleaner Flights
In 1983, engineers at General Electric experimented with an "unducted fan" engine. Without the external casing, airflow through the blades increased, delivering more power…
View ArticleAll Jet Everything at World Maker Faire NYC
I love Maker Faire. I've had a blast with makers and their wild creations in San Francisco and in Austin, but this past weekend, Make's traveling DIY circus came right to my backyard here in NYC. It's...
View ArticleWhat Are You Doing Today, iForge?
Over the last week, we managed to get some of the nation's biggest and baddest supercomputers to take a moment away from their gigabusy schedules and tell us what they were…
View ArticleAnyone Can Build an Enormous Next-Generation Jet Engine (In Holographic 3-D)
Building a next-generation jet engine isn’t easy, but from the cool confines of a blacked out holographic chamber in Brooklyn, it can at least be easier. Here, GE and its…
View ArticleHomemade Jetpack Designed To Reach An Altitude Of 25,000 Feet
It's 2013, so we've all been wondering: Where's my jetpack? The future won't have truly arrived until we can strap into a backpack and fly ourselves around town. And while…
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Win Winter With These Jet-Powered Projects
Illustration by Chris PhilpotSnowblower TrainRetire the reindeer—and fire up the jet engines. These three vehicles will put your average sleigh to shame.Snowblower TrainWhen winter storms threaten to...
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