This video unpacks how a jet engine works—from basic compression and combustion through the first jet engines to modern Rolls-Royce precision-casting—showing why those massive turbines need nickel-based superalloys and single-crystal blades to survive 2,000 °F gases without melting.
After digging into edge dislocations, crystal structures and blade manufacturing, the grand finale at 35:30 throws sand into the engine to reveal how particle ingestion stresses components—and how clever cooling and material science keep the whole thing running.
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