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The Science of Flight. Episode 8, Jet Aircraft: Thrust to Fly Fast

2023
Propeller-driven aircraft drop sharply in efficiency at high fractions of the speed of sound. For sustained high-speed flight, a different propulsion system is needed - the jet engine. Trace the history of jets and their super-efficient variant used on commercial airliners - the high-bypass turbo...
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