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