Summer of Science: How does a jet engine work

By Jake Port
December 2 2021 - 11:03am
How a jet engine turns fuel into an explosive thrust
How a jet engine turns fuel into an explosive thrust

Modern aviation owes its success to the jet engine. The technology was originally developed in the late 1930s and early 1940s for military use in World War II, but it has since powered the passenger aircraft revolution.

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