• Question: How do you keep the jets from not melting?

    Asked by Super_Ham to Priyanka on 6 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by Benwe, blob, BTG_EPIC_GIRRAFE, Skycycle123, mikey, Coal.
    • Photo: Priyanka Dhopade

      Priyanka Dhopade answered on 6 Mar 2016:

      Great question! We can keep the parts inside a jet engine from melting by cooling them with cold air.
      The front of the engine sucks in a large amount of cold air from outside. Some of that cold air is directed away through an intricate set of ducts that lead to the hot parts in the turbine section that need cooling.

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