How do Aircraft Engines Work? (FREE COURSE!)

Find out what is exactly a gas turbine engine, and why it's called that.

What exactly makes gas turbine engines so desirable? Do we need them or do we want them?

Find out the (surprisingly) varied ways in which gas turbines are used today!

Pressure, Temperature and Density: 3 important physical properties of air that determine how not only aircraft engines function, but also how aircraft themselves work.

Weight, Lift, Thrust and Drag: The four pillars that hold up the entirety of aerospace and aviation. These concepts are not hard, but they are tricky. Get to know about these here.

A Standard Day gives us the basis to correctly calculate the 4 forces of aerospace and our altitude, giving us a requirement for engine thrust for take-off, which ultimately gives our required runway length. Learn what a Standard Day means in this lecture.

Follow the evolution from turbojets to props to shafts to fans. See which ones are suited for which flights!

See what the inside of an aircraft engine look like! A tour of the different parts, and modules; some interesting details and some weird stuff!

You insert the ignition key in your car, but what do pilots do? Once they hit that "start" button, what happens? Find out, in detail, and step by step here!

Find out how the world's first turbojet engine worked!