why is it better for the turbines on a jet to sit under the wing rather than over it?
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Don’t tell Honda!
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The Honda Jet is unique but there can be an aerodynamic benefit to putting the pod above the wings. The Cirrus Jet mounts the engine in a weird location as well;
[https://cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/vision-jet/](https://cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/vision-jet/)
The big caveat to this is that these are small engines with (relatively) low fuel flow. It would be hard to fit a GE90 on top of the wing because of how cartoonishly huge the intake is. It would have to be up and out and the structure of the wing would have to be totally redesigned. Probably the most obvious reason is that maintenance is a lot easier with the turbine closer to the ground.
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