Aircraft engine
Engine designed for use in powered aircraft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Aero-engine" redirects here. For the use of aircraft engines in cars, see Aero-engined car.
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight.[1] Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many small UAVs have used electric motors.