brainblasttt t1_irpho3i wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:12 AM

Reply to comment by Aviator506 in 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

It’s funny cause even in the military when they teach you about jet engines they still teach you “suck, squeeze, bang, blow” instead of the proper “intake, compression, combustion, exhaust”

WavingWookiee t1_irqnolx wrote on October 10, 2022 at 8:49 AM

I was very disappointed when I was doing an engineering seminar with some school kids and I put a big picture up of "Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow" related to an engine and I didn't even get even a stiffled snigger, I worry about the next generation! When I was in school, had someone come into class and put that up, I'd have been howling and quite possibly asked to leave the classroom!

julie78787 t1_irqud4l wrote on October 10, 2022 at 10:29 AM

That's been going on for a very long time.