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Real Engineering
The Spitfire's Fatal Flaw
In a battle between the Spitfire and the Messerschmidt, the Spitfire had one major problem. A Real Engineering video shows how the Spitfire airplane had a tendency to stall in negative gravity. Along the way, viewers learn about pressure...
MinutePhysics
Why Are Airplane Engines So Big?
Why is the size of jet engines increasing? An entertaining video lesson describes the efficiency of jet engines. The narrator describes the poor design of an engine that is too small or too big and explains why it is more efficient to...
University of Massachusetts
Science Out Loud: What Do Horses, Cars, & Planes Have in Common?
Ever wondered what horsepower really means, and what horses have to do with other modes of transportation? Luke and Abhi take us behind how engines work in machines all around us, including the surprising ways that they're all related!...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Animations: How Does an Internal Combustion Engine Work?
Narrated animation that shows how an engine uses flowing air to draw fuel into a cylinder causing a spark to ignite the combustible mixture. ( 30 sec) Uses Quicktime.