Larger engines do indeed increase drag, but are they worth it?

The Boeing 777 is an enormous aircraft, and nearly all of its variants have a higher maximum takeoff weight (545,000 lbs - 766,000 lbs) than an Airbus A340-200 or A340-300 (606,000 lbs - 610,000 lbs).

The committee has looked at a number of potential engine modifications as well as concepts for re-engining of current aircraft. In general, at 2006 fuel prices, it was difficult to recommend any ...

Rolls-Royce achieved 122 large civil engine deliveries over the first half, a figure slightly up on the previous 120. It handed over fewer Trent 1000s for the Boeing 787 and Trent 7000s for the Airbus ...

The prices of gasoline should serve as a wake-up call to all of us involved in public office, that we have got an energy security problem and a national security problem, and now is the time to deal ...