Why this monster jet engine is crushing Boeing’s mounting competition from Airbus

The Rolls-Royce UltraFan could be the powerplant of choice for next-generation aircraft.
Jalopnik

Who Builds Boeing's Jet Engines, And Are They The Same As Airbus Uses?

American aerospace giant Boeing has taken a bit of tarnish of late. A pair of deadly crashes and other lesser malfunctions have sullied the reputations of the latest iterations of the brand's 737 Max ...
autoevolution

Bell Beats Boeing to Build World's First Aircraft with Folding Rotors and Jet Engines

Two years ago, in 2023, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the birth of the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. The goal of the effort was to ...
Road & Track

What a Pulse-Jet-Engine Vehicle Builder Can Teach Us About Motoring Passion

Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...

Why didn't Airbus build the A380 with an exclusive engine type?

The A380 program allowed customers to choose between Rolls-Royce and Engine Alliance powerplants.