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Electric Jet Engine

I remember long time ago I learned about the fact that the majority of a modern fan jet's engine thrust comes from the fan itself. Followed through the line of online searches, this article by Samwise from Worldbuilding Stackexchange seemed to agree that most of the thrust comes from the fan itself. Samwise quoted this quora question, and the answers there are rather interesting. However I particularly liked the treatment made in this article. Read more...