How do jet engines operate in heavy rain?

Question

With the massive amout of air they intake, I don’t understand how heavy rain doesn’t adversely affect their operating performance.

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Answer 1

I’m not an expert but no one else answered. Jet engines burn so hot that the water turns to steam and doesn’t do much at that point. They also design newer ones to have air come in from other places (like underneath the jet) that aren’t as exposed to the elements