Aeroengine is the heart of airplane and the key to the human flying dream. This paper briefly reviews the engine technology progress, aircraft invention, jet engine advent, and continuous innovation in the aviation power field. The development status and trend of hypersonic precooling turbine engine, adaptive variable cycle engine, civil high bypass ratio engine, and hybrid electric propulsion technology are emphatically introduced, respectively. Finally, the main experience and important measures of foreign aviation engine development are discussed.

aeroengine  /  scientific and technological innovation  /  foreign experience