Wednesday, October 04, 2006

 

Got Gas?

People are always giving gas a bad rap these days. The government keeps jacking up the prices and we seem to feel that we constantly should be working towards a push in solar or alternate energy sources. Always an advocate about how things work, I feel that us Americans don't really know enough about gas to be making such harsh criticisms about it. There are plenty of things we can learn about gas turbine and it's benefits in the fields of aviation. That link offers a neat little tutorial on how these gas engines work, simply by scrolling over parts of the engine in an interactive picture to learn about exactly what it does. I know when I hop into a plane or any other kind of vehicle, I like to know what I'm up against and you never know when this knowledge might come in handy. Check it out!



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