A turbofan engine is an engineering feat. Here's what to know about how a jet engine works, from the fan in the front to the hot inner core.

Jet engines that you find (most commonly) or airplanes have a particular kind of fan that helps make the whole thing work. Here's what it does.

It's time for the basics: Here's a quick summary of how jet engines work, and how to determine the size of combustion chamber — the power-producing bit — that your engine will need.

Building a jet engine yourself likely wouldn't be very easy, but the basic principle of how a jet engine works is fairly simple. Your average jet engine uses a series of fans to inhale air.

You can do a lot with 3D printing—even create a working model jet engine. As a final project for a jet engine manufacturing course at the University of Virginia, students led by Professor David ...

Pratt & Whitney's web site has a simple tutorial about how jet engines work. Also, its web site recounts the company's long history in airplane engine design and manufacturing.

This new system uses a version of the Brayton cycle, which jet engines also use to generate electricity and thrust.