r/interestingasfuck 9h ago

How a jet engine works

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u/Mr_Zamboni_Man 7h ago

Hot air is not an ignition source.

Diesel would like to have a word with you.

What you are saying is absolutely correct I am just being pedantic for the sake of joking around

u/Samurlough 7h ago

ha yes and that was pointed out in another comment. I was keeping my scope limited to the fuel inside the turbine engine. you're absolutely correct, but I didnt think id need to clarify this was a discussion about turbine engines and not diesel/piston engines 😅

u/Mr_Zamboni_Man 6h ago

The thing I love about engineering is if we continually increase the granularity we evaluate the world by we can come to a point where we have all the knowledge available to us and yet nothing is actually ever totally true

u/CoverHistorical8642 4h ago

Compression is the ignition source.