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100% hydrogen-powered jet engine from Rolls-Royce reaches full power in landmark test

A major milestone in the race toward sustainable aviation has been achieved after a ...

The engineering flaw inside the Boeing 777X's GE9X engine that grounded test flights

A closer look at the GE9X's troubled development.

See some of the testing Honeywell Aerospace puts its jet engines through

David Morris and Doug Rybczynski with Honeywell Aerospace explain some of the process behind testing their jet aircraft ...

Japan team has 1st successful engine test for Mach 5 aircraft, eyeing 2 hour trips to US

TOKYO -- A Japanese research team has conducted the country's first successful combustion test of a ramjet engine for an experimental Mach 5 aircraft.･･･ ...

Japan Hopes This Hypersonic Engine Can Make 2 Hour Flights To The US A Reality

Aviation hasn't seen passenger speeds like this since the Concorde. Discover the extreme aerospace technology that could revolutionize global travel.
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It looked like a small Japanese test, but it points to a much bigger race to put hypersonic planes on commercial routes

Japan has taken a serious step into the hypersonic race with a hydrogen-fueled ramjet test that pushed a small experimental aircraft into conditions equivalent to Mach 5. In April 2026, Waseda ...