FriendlyDespot t1_irplecs wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:43 AM Reply to comment by OlDirtyTriple in TIL that passenger jet engines produce most of their thrust from fan at the front, not from the jet exhaust, and that this is called a high-bypass engine. by Rilot There are plenty of turboprop commercial passenger aircraft flying around, and while you can notice the difference, it's not really much louder inside the cabin. Permalink Parent 4
FriendlyDespot t1_irplecs wrote
Reply to comment by OlDirtyTriple in TIL that passenger jet engines produce most of their thrust from fan at the front, not from the jet exhaust, and that this is called a high-bypass engine. by Rilot
There are plenty of turboprop commercial passenger aircraft flying around, and while you can notice the difference, it's not really much louder inside the cabin.