How Gas Turbine Engines Work

When you go to anairportand see the commercial jets there, you can't help but notice the huge engines that power them. Most commercial jets are powered by turbofan engines, and turbofans are one example of a general class of engines calledgas turbineengines.

You may have never heard of gas turbine engines, but they are used in all kinds of unexpected places. For example, many of thehelicoptersyou see, a lot of smallerpower plantsand even theM-1 Tankuse gas turbines. In this article, we will look at gas turbine engines to see what makes them tick!