Understanding How an Aircraft's Jet Engine Starts! A look at the Start Sequence of a Turbofan Engine

[@powerwagon3731]

I’m an A+P who no longer works in the industry so I really appreciated that you did not call this a jet engine but a turbo fan. Most high bypass engines have a twisted arrow on the inlet so the crew can verify the correct rotation before initiating ignition and fuel. Thanks again!

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[@majestikstyle]

I am confused. This isnt a jet engine?

[@powerwagon3731]

@@majestikstyle It’s not a true jet engine It’s a turbine which uses a series of compressor blades mounted on wheels in the convergent duct thus compressing the air. After which fuel and ignition are introduced in the hot section driving another series of blades in the divergent duct mounted to a common shaft that also drives the compressor section. A high by pass fan is also used for thrust around engine case . A true jet is much simpler in design.

[@GenericName_.]

​@@powerwagon3731I thought turbo fan is just the better version of an jet engine

[@KingdaToro]

One important correction, N1 rotation begins before fuel is introduced. When the N2 shaft is spun by the starter, it will suck air through the engine, which will turn the N1 shaft at a low speed. This rotation must be confirmed before fuel is introduced, as lack of N1 rotation could indicate a seized engine.

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[@muzzafariqbal4648]

@@JxJAVIATION Thank you for jet engine start steps.

[@Echo_Lima]

thank you very much

[@BENZENE6K]

Thank you, I have always wondered about that. Thanks for explaining.

[@iulianstoican1119]

Good explanation, I was wondering how N1 starts, now I know...

[@clarkscarborough959]

You nailed it! This is so good I chose to use it in my classroom of aircraft mechanics students.

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[@luisg7109]

Thanks so much for the info, nobody out there explaining “how a turbine works” shows how the turbine starts or accelerate. Thanks again ❤️

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[@foliviemccarthy8906]

Where has this video been my whole life? I've watched so many videos just to understand this but they all deviated. Thanks a lot. Good video.

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[@Sanctustormentor]

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[@davey6693]

Thank you. As a flight sim enthusiast I really wanted to understand the N2 importance initially and why N1 is important later for most of the flight. You nailed it.

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[@KingdaToro]

Think of it this way: N1 is your thrust, and N2 powers your systems. The N1 shaft has many more turbine stages, in order to extract as much energy as possible from the jet exhaust and use it to run the fan. That's where most of your thrust comes from. The N2 compressor gives you bleed air, which runs your AC, anti-ice, and engine starters. The gearbox linked to the N2 shaft runs a generator and a hydraulic pump.

[@besiryasar4401]

This is the most crisp and on the point explanation of turbofan engine start i have ever watched. Thanks a ton for your work. Liked and subscribed.

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[@gowdsake7103]

With a shit computer generated voice ? WOW

[@fernandovillanueva2429]

Thank you very much for sharing this information, you took away the darkness of my ignorance.

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[@Delta191]

One of the things I did on pushbacks, before I give the pilots permission to start. I notice the wind. A strong rear wind would turn the fan blades in the opposite direction. If the wind is really strong from the rear, I would alter the angle in order to prevent a hot start.

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That's very interesting information! thank you! :)

[@Charlesrangerover]

I want to learn this

[@hugolafhugolaf]

What is a hot start? Very interesting!

[@As_A________Commenter]

It’s always refreshing to work with push back crews who have that kind of situational awareness

[@As_A________Commenter]

@@hugolafhugolaf in order to make more power, engines must get hotter. We measure this heat by the temperature of the gasses that are exhausted out of the engine, known as exhaust gas temperature or EGT. During an engine start, the EGT is monitored to not exceed a certain value before the engine is started and stabilized. If it does exceed this value, that is known as a hot start.

[@lordfrz9339]

Thanks, I dont know why so many videos skip how to initially get the turbine spinning, that's what I needed to know.

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GREAT PRESENTION. I enjoyed the video fully. Thanks for sharing ✈️🛫

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[@AmbrosioGar]

AWESOME video The diagrams are very easy to understand and the slow-rate voice really helps to follow the explanation. Thank you

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[@king0vdarkness]

2:59 finally a video explaining what started the engine! Most videos just start with "air is sucked in" lol

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[@bmaiceman]

This Video would be WAY BETTER with out the robot voice

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[@lewismuange3786]

What were you doubting if I may ask

[@CheapBastard1988]

@@lewismuange3786 Well I understand why many people are wondering what is right, as I've seen multiple TV shows telling it wrong. I even remember the startup sequence being described as "compressed air pushing down the pistons" in "Ultimate Airport Dubai". Which is of course laughable.

[@gettheresoon]

very neat, concise and clear presentation

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[@dranzergigs8333]

The accessory gearbox is like a drive belt on the cars. It drives the fuel pump and the oil pump and the hyrdaulics. It is driven by the Hp turbine. So to drive the Hp turbine itself we can drive this gearbox itself.

[@JxJAVIATION]

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[@rael5469]

Some jet engines now start electrically. On the 787 they have what are called VFSG for Variable Frequency Starter/Generators. The starters are also the generators once the engine runs on it's own.

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[@rael5469]

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[@CheapBastard1988]

And each engine has two VFSG's (as does the APU).

[@louvegas1048]

Good point. And most business jets.

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Very well explained Sir

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[@colinberneville-claye5768]

As an important point with regards starting a turbo fan engine. The air starter for the engine is fed low pressure high volume air. A popular understandable mistake is that the starter is fed high pressure air. The air pressure is generally around 45 psi. The volume of air supplied is what provides the energy to drive the air starter.

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Most find qn answer how jet engine starts.....thanks man

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[@ImperrfectStranger]

The _shaft_ from the accessory gearbox does not disengage from the N2. The gears in the starter unit disengage from the shaft. The shaft is still required to drive the accessories.

[@JxJAVIATION]

Did some research: The shaft which drives the accessories is separate from the shaft that is used to start the engine.

[@ImperrfectStranger]

@@JxJAVIATION Engine type? The N2 (or N3) shaft drives the accessory gearbox (permanently attached) on most engines. There are various components attached to the gearbox: Hydraulic pump, EEC power generators, fuel pump, electrical generator and starter motor. i.e. The starter motor is mounted on the gearbox (CF6, RB211, CFM56, etc). You said that "the shaft from the N2 starter unit disengages from the N2 shaft" and the graphic in the video shows the accessory gearbox shaft disengaging from the N2 rotor. What actually happens is that the starter disengages from the gearbox. According to your graphic, all the accessories would stop working.

[@rachels209]

I’m with the imperfectstranger on this one. On modern turbofan engines the starter is just another component on the accessory gearbox. Sure, some really old single spool military engines had starters attached to the compressor and were mounted to the shaft at the front of the engine, but that design is now very much obsolete.

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Its 2020 and flight schools still teaching trash. Best way to teach airplane systems is either with real airplane opened or watching videos like this from someone that really knows his stuff.

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[@Bread_stick06]

So when the engine starts, is that the rumble noises u hear when ur being pushed back?

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Usually one of the engines is started during pushback!

[@Bread_stick06]

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[@mythicalcrafted8873]

We don't know exactly where, when airplanes begin but i believe there is a wire to connect the engine to start.

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Some engines need wire, pipes, tubes etc

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[@l-shizzle8678]

On the C-17 (pw2000 engine) the ignition is left on. It’s turned off as part of the cruise checklist and then turned back on in the descent checklist. This is so that the engine has less chance of flameout at critical stages of flight.

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[@simsch97]

I think that is quite normal for almost all turbofan or jet engined aircraft. Boeing aircraft definitely have it and I think Airbus too.

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[@charlesreinhart803]

Nice I understand the others I never got it ,

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Thanks

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[@akshaysahu2051]

Thank you so much the detailed explanation but can you please provide more information about accessory gear box and its way of operating and stopping mechanism .

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[@TedGiddingsplanes]

Personally, I Think The Robotic Voice ADDS To Value Of This Long Overdue Explanation.

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thanks

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[@maruthikumar2409]

Super explained , sir aabout N1. And N 2 shaft because of I knows one main shaft and one another and well explained about N1 and N2 shaft connections ,

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[@Telephonebill51]

Cleverly narrated by a robot-no human involved.

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[@bigfish7493]

Did you miss the sequence of the 3 rubber bands ? Thanks , simple and we'll put. It sure beats 24 volt starting motors and ring gears.

[@marcwolf60]

I was expecting.. "Next press the switch to release the Hamsters in to the rotating wheel"

[@localcomediankid9653]

The graphic appears to be a 787. I worked on the 787 Common Motor/Starter Controller, which was the 1st all electric start of an engine of its size; otherwise the information is mostly consistent with other turbine engines I've worked on.

[@JxJAVIATION]

On the 787 there is an electric starter, but I was giving an idea about the air starter unit!

[@teknical100]

So I'm sitting in the car park waiting for the shop to open and I think, I wonder how a jet engine starts. . . Thank you.

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Cool!

[@giovannigiorgio0]

What a video thank you so much. I just want to request from you, can you describe accessory gearbox duty basically?

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[@robertheinkel6225]

The N-1 section just doesn’t start to rotate. The hot exhaust gasses from the combustion section, pass thru the turbine blades, causing the blades to rotate. The now rotating N-1 section does force more air into the compressor section.

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[@dogguyful]

Cool👌👌👍👍🙏🙏

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[@beagle7622]

What about the Boeing 787. It uses an electric Starter?

[@JxJAVIATION]

Yes, it uses an Electric Starter!

[@DominikJaniec]

interesting!

[@JxJAVIATION]

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[@wasserdrucker6227]

Thanks, very interesting! How does the APU start? electric? What is the pressure of the air needed for starting? Something like 10 bar or more to 100 bar?

[@JxJAVIATION]

You are Welcome! The APU uses an electric motor for starting. The air pressure required for starting the engine would be less than 5 bar.

[@wasserdrucker6227]

@@JxJAVIATION thanks!

[@bobelaviador]

@@JxJAVIATIONindeed, I cannot imagine a electric starter to a GE90, I just cannot conceive it

[@sjmunoz]

@@JxJAVIATION 5 bar is enough for making the HP shaft turn ?

[@Greatdome99]

@@bobelaviador The 787 has starter-generators

[@muzzafariqbal4648]

Thank you for jet engine start steps. I have a question, burning chamber is at high pressure as compared to compressed air entering it - in flow line and due to generation of product gases. What is the scientific answer? Is it high velocity? Engr. Muzzafar Iqbal.

[@JxJAVIATION]

Because of the fuel air mixture being burnt in the combustion chamber the pressure increases.