Synopsis: The SR-71 Blackbird remains the ultimate icon of Cold War engineering, designed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works to outrun any threat. -Composed of 85% titanium to survive Mach 3.2 heat, it utilized hybrid J58 engines that functioned as ramjets at high …

The ‘legacy’ F-15C/D may now be a dwindling presence in the U.S. Air Force, but the jets still support vital test work with NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. NASA has long flown different F-15 variants for numerous kinds of missions and recently …

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s legendary Mach 3.2 capability was driven by the revolutionary Pratt & Whitney J58 engine, a hybrid turbo-ramjet. -At peak speeds, the J58 bypassed its core compressor, allowing 80 percent of its …

To understand modern widebody aircraft design, we need to return to the late 1970s and early 1980s, a period when two aircraft helped shape the trajectory of the long-haul jets we see in the skies today: the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and its successor, the …

Daily Quiz 1. Scientists analysing 15 years of data from NASA’s … Gamma-ray Space Telescope found a mysterious glow of gamma rays surrounding the halo region of our galaxy, and the energies and characteristics of these rays, scientists say, matched those …

IN A NUTSHELL ✈️ Pratt & Whitney secures a contract to produce the latest F135 engines for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. 🔍 The engine features low-observability capabilities, enhancing mission success in challenging environments. 💼 The F135 …

When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates were selected as the ridiculously massive Lockheed C- …

Since Pratt & Whitney emerged as a startup a century ago, Aviation Week has chronicled its growth into a world-leading propulsion powerhouse. In this first of two special features, we look back through our archives at some of the company’s key …

Le BOURGET, France — Moses Lake, Washington, will be the test site for a new hybrid-electric plane as part of an experiment that aims to make aircraft cleaner and more fuel efficient. RTX, an aerospace conglomerate that includes engine maker Pratt & …

LE BOURGET—RTX company Pratt & Whitney has appointed modification specialist AeroTEC to convert a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 turboprop into its long-planned Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator. The modified aircraft, which was …