How a jet engine works

A jet engine works in accordance with Newton's third law of motion: for every action, there is equal and opposite reaction.

A jet engine creates forward thrust by taking in a large volume of air and discharging it as a high speed jet of gases.

- Air is drawn into the engine by a fan in front of the engine into the compressor which has blade like wings that spins fast and thereby makes it a high pressure gas.

- Fuel is injected into the gas and ignited

- The burning gas expand and blast out through the nozzle at the back of the engine. This is what makes the aircraft thrust forward.

The hot air leaving the engine is twice the speed of cold air entering it at the front. If you are interested in engineering, just visit engineeringplaza.blogspot.com

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