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Old 8th November 2011 | 23:47
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BerksFlyer
 
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Oggers is correct. Work is being done by the engine on the mass of air it is accelerating (ie. it is being subjected to a force). Work done by an aircraft engine is work done on the air it is accelerating, not the aircraft to which the engine is attached.

Power, Joules per second, is being produced by the engine - it is burning fuel of high energy content.
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