InevitableRip8968 t1_irp5jyq wrote
Reply to comment by kassienaravi in TIL that passenger jet engines produce most of their thrust from fan at the front, not from the jet exhaust, and that this is called a high-bypass engine. by Rilot
20-30% of the thrust comes from the core, or turbine. The other 70-80% comes from the fan.
857477459 t1_irp92jw wrote
His point is all the energy is coming from the core. Its just being captured by the turbine and used to spin the fan.
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