We explore the bold idea of strapping jet engines to trains and turning rail travel into a ground-based alternative to flying ...

In the 1960s, engineers experimented with mounting jet engines onto railcars to create ultra high speed trains. One prototype ...

Throughout its brief but interesting life, the Progvev-T encountered numerous problems that ultimately doomed this gonzo idea to obscurity. The Cold War was a time of extreme experiments when it came ...

The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...

In more ways than one, being a fighter jet pilot for the U.S. Navy is a lot more demanding than being one for the U.S. Air Force. After all, while taking a plane to the sky and landing it is something ...

In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, ...

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 ...