TheNiftyReptile t1_irnxpkm wrote on October 9, 2022 at 6:25 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 This is half true. At low altitudes with higher air density most of the thrust does come from the turbofan bypass, but as altitude increases and air density decreases, it is actually the jet engine core that contributes to most of the thrust. Permalink 15
TheNiftyReptile t1_irnxpkm 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
This is half true. At low altitudes with higher air density most of the thrust does come from the turbofan bypass, but as altitude increases and air density decreases, it is actually the jet engine core that contributes to most of the thrust.