If you ask anyone working in the aviation industry what they think the most important component of modern-day planes is, chances are the vast majority may tell you that it is the jet engine.

There are very few machines as complex to build as a turbojet engine ... work is being done by hand. We don’t know the Russian translation for ‘hold my beer’, but [Igor] certainly does.

One commonly discussed tool is jet squawking, which ... radio connection to a Mayday scenario or hijacking. But how does squawking work exactly? Did they really name such an important safety ...

Imagine our surprise when we learned [Bruce Simpson], who made headlines in 2003 with his $5000 DIY cruise missile, is still alive, not illegally interned in a black ops prison, and still doing ...

Sean Rader, director of maintenance at King Aero Management, repurposed scrap parts to build a demo turbine jet engine with cutaways ... You can explain what each part does.” ...