why is it better for the turbines on a jet to sit under the wing rather than over it?

Question

why is it better for the turbines on a jet to sit under the wing rather than over it?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

Put a box on the table in front of you.

Now, using your finger, push in the center of an edge. It’ll move more or less straight.

If you instead push almost at a corner, it’ll want to turn.

The same goes for aircraft. You want to line up the engines where they’ll push the aircraft straight, or slightly upwards. You do not want to put them where they want to push the nose down.