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Jet Engines

From "thrust is momentum" to afterburners: how a jet engine breathes, burns and spins, part by part — compressor, combustor, turbine, nozzle — and why airliner engines got fat.

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  1. 01ThrustNewton’s third law with attitude: throw air back, get pushed forward.~5 min· up next
  2. 02The grand tourEvery part of a jet engine in one annotated view.~5 min
  3. 03The compressorSqueezing air with spinning wings — rows and rows of them.~6 min
  4. 04The combustorA fire that never goes out, in a wind stronger than any storm.~5 min
  5. 05The turbineThe loop closes: the exhaust pays for the compression.~5 min
  6. 06NozzlesWhere thrust actually happens — and how shape sets the speed.~5 min
  7. 07BypassWhy airliner engines are fat — and sip fuel doing it.~6 min
  8. 08AfterburnersBrute force for fighters: pouring fuel into the exhaust.~4 min
  9. 09Beyond the turbofanTurboprops, ramjets, scramjets — jets without the usual parts.~5 min
  10. 10The final examSixteen questions across the whole engine. No notes.~10 min