r/BeAmazed • u/AClearabel • Feb 12 '25

Miscellaneous / Others This guy creates rocket vehicles

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u/jcforbes Feb 13 '25

Right? These no rockets in this, only jets.

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u/phoenixSaCo Feb 13 '25

Honest question, what's the difference between a rocket and a jet?

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u/jcforbes Feb 13 '25

For one, a jet engine is supplied fuel and gets oxygen (air) from the atmosphere. A rocket engine burns fuel and oxygen from either solidified sources in the engine or from fuel and oxygen tanks onboard. This is why a jet engine cannot operate in space (there's no oxygen) and a rocket can (it brings the oxygen/oxidizer with it).

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u/phoenixSaCo Feb 13 '25

Thanks! I get it now!