Why it's so hard to build a jet engine

Re:Why it's so hard to build a jet engine by jmward01 on Friday February 28, 2025 @08:54PM (#43214721)

if you stay subsonic. I hear the U-2 has like 1-2kt of leeway when it is at its max altitude because if it went faster it would be supersonic but any slower and it would fall out of the sky.

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Re:Why it's so hard to build a jet engine by tonyarkles on Friday February 28, 2025 @10:11PM (#43215343)

To the point where, if you turned too hard, you could stall one wing tip while Mach buffeting the other.

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Re:Why it's so hard to build a jet engine by FredPret on Saturday March 01, 2025 @12:21AM (#43216240)

Obligatory plug for the excellent book Skunk Works by its former director, Ben Rich.

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Re:Why it's so hard to build a jet engine by sidnb13 on Saturday March 01, 2025 @04:13PM (#43223734)

+1, immensely satisfying read for any aviation nut

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