why is it better for the turbines on a jet to sit under the wing rather than over it?
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Lots of good answers it’s also worth mentioning that engines are removed from the plane regularly for maintenance. It’s easier to mount and remove an engine under the wing
Just gonna point out that with fcs and advanced computer aided design, you can put the engines wherever the fuck you want and I’ll probably still fly.
My guess would be easier to maintain below and also, lift works from the top of the wing, so having an engine sit on top of the wing would reduce amount of air traveling over the surface area of the top of the wing, reducing lift.
Mentour Pilot on YouTube has a video on this, as well as tons of other info on the ‘whys’ of various aircraft design. I highly recommend checking his channel out.
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.
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