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Why Are Airplane Engines So Big?

  • April 12, 2016
  • Glen Tickle

Minute Physics answers the question “Why Are Airplane Engines so Big?” Engines have grown larger over time, even as some planes themselves get smaller because larger engines are more efficient at generating thrust, but only up to a point.

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