From a safety perspective, aft engines minimize exposure to the worst possible effects of turbine failure. Should a turbine disk indeed rupture, it is much less likely that high-velocity fragments can ...

When you think of a commercial jet taking off, where would it make the most sense to put the jet engines? You might think of something like a rocket ship, and place the engines near the back to ...

Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...