Naked Science Scrapbook   /     How does a jet engine work? - Science Scrapbook 11.06.28

Description

Humans have wanted to fly for thousands of years. Modern jet engines allow us to fly more efficiently, at greater speeds than ever before. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, we'll find out how engineers stop the engines from melting at such high temperatures, and why you couldn't run a plane on coal...

Summary

Humans have wanted to fly for thousands of years. Modern jet engines allow us to fly more efficiently, at greater speeds than ever before. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, we'll find out how engineers stop the engines from melting at such high temperatures, and why you couldn't run a plane on coal...

Subtitle
Humans have wanted to fly for thousands of years. Modern jet engines allow us to fly more efficiently, at greater speeds than ever before. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, we'll find out how engineers stop the engines from melting at such high temper...
Duration
04:05
Publishing date
2011-06-27 23:00
Link
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/video/scrapbook/show/2011.06.28/
Contributors
  Sarah Castor-Perry, The Naked Scientists
author  
Enclosures
http://nakeddiscovery.com/libsyn/Naked_Scrapbook_Jet_Engines.m4v
video/mp4