Will the next Jim Ellis please step forward? Seattle’s most prolific civic crusader is 92. He no longer drives, so we talked city history this week at his kitchen table. To meet this humble visionary ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...

Pilots of the crashed Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 twice selected maximum reverse thrust without the reverser system engaging, and unwittingly catapulted the aircraft forward under high power. Russian ...

When a Boeing 767 loaded with passengers crashed in a Thai jungle eight years ago, it prompted awareness of a potential hazard posed by an engine-braking device on most Boeing jets. Boeing began ...

The next century of propulsion promises ground-breaking advances with steps towards cleaner engines rivalled only by the search for greater speed Ever since the Wright brothers' home-made, ...