How Jet Engine Work ? And Types Of Jet Engines
Turn your eyes to the sky and it's likely you'll see more than a few vapor trails—the wispy white lines that jet planes scribble on the great blue canvas stretched above our heads. At the dawn of the 20th century, the very idea of powered flight seemed, to many, like a ludicrous dream. How things have changed! At any given moment, there are something like 5,000 flights zipping through the sky over the United States alone; we're so used to the idea of flight that we barely even notice all the planes screaming above us, hauling hundreds of people at a time to their homes and holidays. Most modern planes are powered by jet engines (more correctly, as we'll see in a moment, gas turbines). What exactly are these magic machines and what makes them different from the engines used in cars or trucks? Let's take a closer look at how they work! What is a jet engine? A jet engine is a machine that converts energy-rich, liquid fuel into a powerful pushing force called thrust. Th...