5 ms·
Your forgetting that the cool dense intake air is expanded (greatly) in the engine via combustion with fuel, so the volume of air being exhausted is much greate
by seiferteric 8y ago
Your forgetting that the cool dense intake air is expanded (greatly) in the engine via combustion with fuel, so the volume of air being exhausted is much greater than went in and at much higher pressure, this is where the thrust comes from in the first place. It's not just a big fan :)
- cm2187 8y agoBut is it the hot air out of the engine being reversed or the air from the big fan? I thought it was the latter.
- metalliqaz 8y agoIt's mostly bypass air.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- alliecat 8y agoModern turbofans are basically ducted fans spun by a smaller turbojet engine, so they are basically huge fans!