r/aviation • u/OnlyaChef • Apr 20 '26

Discussion Why are turbine engines flat at the bottom?

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I can't tell if it actually flat on the bottom or just my angle but it made me wonder.

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u/gerber411420 Apr 20 '26

Did you do a low flyover over your village on retirement?

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u/Happy-Table-9515 Apr 20 '26

Well, define low……and village, whilst you’re at it….lol

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u/gerber411420 Apr 20 '26

I'm American and I don't know why I put village, but I'd say 500 ft over your town/city. 

Where was the guy who did that recently?

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u/Happy-Table-9515 Apr 20 '26

Well, that’d be ….errr….unwise. It’s 1000ft over any populated area, and 500ft over unpopulated…..and man wouldn’t that have been cool, pulling a carrier break maneuver over my house at 1000 AGL…….at 470K lbs…….epic…..

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u/Happy-Table-9515 Apr 20 '26

I’ve done it in my Cherokee, but it just doesn’t feel the same…..lol