Jet engines are designed to handle extreme heat and pressure, but sand creates a unique problem. Fine particles can erode ...

Inside a jet engine, temperatures soar beyond the melting point of the very metal that holds the machine together. So how does it stay intact? Engineers use advanced materials, hollow blades, and ...

In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, powering aircraft such as the F-86 Sabre and several other new fighters.