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Commercial spaceflight, opened up

Rocket and jet engines for commercial spaceflight and aviation cut open and explained part by part, so you can follow the propellant from tank to nozzle.

How a Liquid Rocket Engine Works
Pumps, injector plate and combustion chamber driving a de Laval nozzle.
How a Turbojet Engine Works
Air compressed, burned and expanded through a turbine to make thrust.
Turbofan Engine Cutaway: Fan, Bypass Duct and Core
Fan, bypass duct and core flow split shown layer by layer.
How a de Laval Converging-Diverging Nozzle Works
A narrowing then widening throat that accelerates flow to supersonic speed.