How Jet Engines Work

An inside look at how jet engines work. Most modern jet propelled airplanes use a turbofan design, where incoming air is divided between a large fan and the jet engine core, where combustion happens. How a Jet Airliner Works: Get on Patreon and help fund my 3D animation obsession It wouldn t feel right to put sponsorship segments in the middle of high quality educational content, so let s try another way together: Need 3D illustration and animation Have suggestions for what to explain next Animagraffs can help Let s chat: License Animagraffs work for your own purposes See more explanations of how things work at: I use Blender 3D to create these models. It s free and open source, and the community is amazing: Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:21 The Core 0:36 Compressor 1:18 Combustor 2:04 Turbine 2:34 Exhaust Cone 2:44 Fan 3:54 Low Bypass Engine 4:13 Afterburner 4:49 Comparison