AIRLINE RATINGS on Instagram: "Engine Airflow Dynamics • The engine’s powerful suction and spinning fan accelerate air, creating pressure differentials that actively draw in surrounding debris. • This process generates intense wind forces and significant airflow, demonstrating immense power even while the aircraft remains stationary. 🎥: Xtreme_aviation #aviation #engineering #plane #engine #physics"

How Things Work on Instagram: "Fans are surprisingly powerful because even a small electric motor can move a large volume of air by spinning blades at high speed. The real “power” of a fan comes from its ability to create airflow, not from generating force like an engine. As the blades rotate, they push air forward through pressure differences: the curved shape of the blades creates low pressure behind them and higher pressure in front, causing air to move continuously. Household fans typically

Science on Instagram: "When two fans blow air directly toward each other, their opposing airflows collide, creating a small zone of balanced pressure in between. This equilibrium zone, or “sweet spot,” is where forces from each side cancel out, allowing lightweight objects like a paper airplane to appear suspended in midair. The phenomenon beautifully demonstrates principles of aerodynamics — particularly the Bernoulli principle and lift dynamics. As faster air moves around the paper plane, it l

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