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elmwoodblues t1_irpmrou wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:54 AM

Reply to comment by fuzzy9691 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

As a kid who lived a long time ago along a major airport final, I'm always a little surprised when civilians hear a military jet engine and comment on how loud it is.