GmeGoBrrr123 t1_irox752 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:29 PM Reply to 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 I was flabbergasted by this too a few months ago. Just how does a “fan” create this much thrust? Permalink 4
GmeGoBrrr123 t1_irox752 wrote
Reply to 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
I was flabbergasted by this too a few months ago. Just how does a “fan” create this much thrust?