A modern jet engine is a complex mechanical wonder. However, these aren't engines that will just roar into action with the turn of a key or the press of a button. Often, turbine engines will need ...

In this clip I fire up my big RC turbine jet right outside the workshop. You can see the full startup sequence as I bring the engine to life and wait for the idle to come up while my friends look on.

Electric motors are finally getting good enough in performance to capture efficiency gains from having a second turbine drive an adaptive cycle jet engine. This new jet engine will enable commercial ...