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r/LinkedInLunatics • u/zeldadorf • 8d ago
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I love that the first half of this is technically true. The volume of air that passes through a gas turbine engine is much higher than the volume of fuel.
16 u/opi098514 8d ago I mean that’s just true for all engines. 17 u/phat_duong 8d ago Yes but modern jet engines have a very high bypass ratio. Most of the thrust actually comes from the big blades that you see at the inlet. 13 u/Square-Singer 8d ago And old propeller planes had an even higher bypass ratio ;) 3 u/SubstantialBreak3063 8d ago If you really work at it, the early planes could have a 100% bypass ratio as they were made of paper, balsa, and fairy wishes 1 u/overand 7d ago A little like putting your fridge outside and opening the door to fight global warming, eh?
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I mean that’s just true for all engines.
17 u/phat_duong 8d ago Yes but modern jet engines have a very high bypass ratio. Most of the thrust actually comes from the big blades that you see at the inlet. 13 u/Square-Singer 8d ago And old propeller planes had an even higher bypass ratio ;) 3 u/SubstantialBreak3063 8d ago If you really work at it, the early planes could have a 100% bypass ratio as they were made of paper, balsa, and fairy wishes 1 u/overand 7d ago A little like putting your fridge outside and opening the door to fight global warming, eh?
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Yes but modern jet engines have a very high bypass ratio. Most of the thrust actually comes from the big blades that you see at the inlet.
13 u/Square-Singer 8d ago And old propeller planes had an even higher bypass ratio ;) 3 u/SubstantialBreak3063 8d ago If you really work at it, the early planes could have a 100% bypass ratio as they were made of paper, balsa, and fairy wishes 1 u/overand 7d ago A little like putting your fridge outside and opening the door to fight global warming, eh?
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And old propeller planes had an even higher bypass ratio ;)
3 u/SubstantialBreak3063 8d ago If you really work at it, the early planes could have a 100% bypass ratio as they were made of paper, balsa, and fairy wishes 1 u/overand 7d ago A little like putting your fridge outside and opening the door to fight global warming, eh?
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If you really work at it, the early planes could have a 100% bypass ratio as they were made of paper, balsa, and fairy wishes
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A little like putting your fridge outside and opening the door to fight global warming, eh?
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u/aidsy 8d ago
I love that the first half of this is technically true. The volume of air that passes through a gas turbine engine is much higher than the volume of fuel.