fuzzy9691 t1_irphb7e wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:09 AM

Yes… turbine jet engines and jet engines aren’t the same. Hence turbine… it’s really a disservice that the general population call passenger aircraft ‘jet engines’ because those in the industry don’t.

I’m sure every profession has this annoying situation where public knowledge doesn’t align with actual industry terminology.

allergic2Luxembourg t1_irq5sa4 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:47 AM

I work at an aircraft engine company and we really do call them jet engines. Properly speaking we build turbofans but those are a subset of jet engines.

ytilonhdbfgvds t1_irppc6o wrote on October 10, 2022 at 2:15 AM

Yes , they do. I have a PSA for anyone with a relative who is a software engineer, we do not fix printers. Also printers are much cheaper than sw engineering hours, go buy a new one.

Gl0balCD t1_irppcua wrote on October 10, 2022 at 2:15 AM

To be fair, it's one of the few industries with standardized language over the entire world.

BobbyP27 t1_irsb4zr wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:37 PM

I've worked for two different aero-engine companies, one based in Europe and one based in the US. There are significant differences in terminology between them. There is also the issue that the engines spin the other way.

elmwoodblues t1_irpmrou wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:54 AM

As a kid who lived a long time ago along a major airport final, I'm always a little surprised when civilians hear a military jet engine and comment on how loud it is.