Sucks in Air from front with a fan

A compressor raises the pressure of the air

Then the compressed air is ignited

Gas expands and comes out nozzle

Engine/Aircraft thrusts forward

ICE

Flameout

To prevent this:

Engine Needs:

o Fuel

o Air

o Source of Heat

•Igniters

•Fan Motion/ Bypass Air System

•Heating System

Very rare about only 1 in 100,000 non military flights

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0293.shtml

Used for Commercial Flights

Boeing 777

Guinness record of 127,000 lbs of thrust

First engines only 250lbs of thrust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7WfCLUBBQU