Why do pilots spool up jet engines before takeoff?

The answer lies in a fascinating dance of air, fire, and spinning blades.

Crash closes part of Woodman Drive in Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN) — A stretch of Woodman Drive will be closed Friday after a crash near a local Kroger. According to ...

What Is The Average RPM Of A Jet Engine (And How Does It Compare To A Car?)

It's no secret that jet engines are very different to automotive engines. How high does a modern jet engine actually rev? Is ...
The Economist

A new type of jet engine could revive supersonic air travel

Since the 1960s engineers around the world have been fiddling with a novel type of jet called a rotating detonation engine (RDE), but it has never got beyond the experimental stage. That could be ...
Jalopnik

Jet Engines Are So Valuable, Nearly New Airbus Planes Are Being Scrapped To Get Them

The aviation marketplace is a weird place sometimes. Take the current shortage of jet engines, for example. A whole confluence of issues has caused a global engine crisis, resulting in Pratt & Whitney ...

The World's Biggest Commercial Jet Engine Has Really Been A Challenge To Get Flight-Ready

The jet engine on the new Boeing 777x has run into myriad technical problems over the course of its development. Yet another ...