Reverse thrust works by redirecting the thrust generated by an aircraft’s engines forward instead of backward, counteracting ...

No, that feeling is the result of a special component of the jet engines aptly named the thrust reversers. It's thanks to the thrust reversers that commercial jets can slow to a safe stop on the ...

The part in question connects to the GE9X engines, which are made by General Electric (GE). It's made by Boeing and is unique to the 777X, made of heavy titanium and called a 'thrust link.' ...

Eight spoilers on each wing add aerodynamic brakes to the A380’s mechanical ones. The nacelle sleeve on this Rolls- Royce turbofan is beginning to slide aft for thrust reversal. Phil Cooke ...

Both major U.S. fighter engine makers, Pratt & Whitney and General Electric, tested multi-axis vectored nozzles about a decade ago for an Air Force demonstration program. Until thrust vectoring ...

“Black Engine” is the name of a transpiration-cooled ceramic thrust chamber technology developed at DLR Institut of Structures and Design. Taking advantage of the favorable material properties of ...