Often, when we see airplanes flying, we think that perhaps the flight of these airplanes is almost entirely supported by their wings, and to some extent this thought is also justified, one of the reasons for which is the similarity of the design of these airplanes to a bird. 

But is it all that simple? Can an airplane travel miles in the air like a bird? What kind of power is there that helps these airplanes fly with such heavy cargo? Sometimes many such questions confuse human minds.

We give importance to the wings as a basic component in an airplane, and to some extent it is also true that it is impossible to travel by plane without wings, despite all these benefits. 

The real life of these flying machines is found not in their wings, but in the engines attached to them, which are like a heart in these machines?

Every small and large aircraft flying today is equipped with various types of modern engines that enable them to fly in different conditions. One of these engines is the turbofan engine.

This is a modern type of jet engine. These engines are usually connected in the number of two to four in passenger aircraft, one of the main and major reasons for which is the ability to produce more thrust with less fuel consumption. 

These modern engines generally consist of a gas turbine and a large duct fan, the main purpose of which is to increase the temperature of the air by increasing the pressure in the air so that the gas circulating in the engine can be made explosive.

But this process that takes place in the aircraft engine is as simple as it seems to read. Like other engines, this engine also goes through different stages one by one in each cycle to produce the best thrust. 

It starts with the air entering the engine through the front part of the engine, from where it is immediately transferred to the compressor, where intense pressure is created in the air. 

The change in the temperature of this air increases significantly. In the next stage, this high-pressure and high-temperature air is delivered to the combustion chamber where fuel is sprayed into this air through various nozzles. Here, the help of spark plugs is taken to burn the fuel without any obstruction, due to which a controlled combustion is produced which causes the turbine to rotate. 

But wait, this process is not complete here. These burning gases are transferred to the exhaust area through various nozzles where they are discharged into the outside air at a speed of 600 meters per second, acting on Newton's third law of motion, and cause the engine to push forward.

Here, we are adding to the information of our esteemed customers and let us tell you that this process of exhausting gases depends on the nature of the aircraft's use and weight.

According to a conservative estimate, a turbofan engine completes 170 to 330 cycles per second to continue this process of generating thrust, and thus a turbofan engine makes a large and heavy aircraft like flying. Today, these engines are commonly used in large commercial aircraft like the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787.

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Written by Syed Murtaza Hassan