Would the world have been better off if the jet engine had never been invented.?

Answer 1

Dont care I fly a glider, yes the launch may produce some small amount of pollution but who else can fly at 6000ft and play in the lap of god and speed along at 140knts.

As well as look down on our beautiful planet.

Answer 2

Have you ever wondered how "Around the world in 80 Days" by Jules Verne had become a classic and an "Adventure Novel" A journey around the world wont last 80 hours in a jet powered aircraft. Was making the world smaller a good thing to do?

These philosophical questions have little value, you can ask them for anything you see around. The answers would be vague and just as pointless. If it wasnt the jet engine, we would have invented something else that serves the same purpose.

Would the world have been better off if bubble wrap wasnt invented?

Answer 3

Not a straightforward question.
The avaition Jet engine was "Invented" by Frank Whittle and he would have made Bill Gates look like a pauper if the Brit Government had not stolen his patents and given them to the Americans and everyone else.
The Jet has peak efficiency at peak rpm which is a problem, the brit answer is to shut down 2 of 4 engines at cruise, the yanks to not worry.
Whether Whittle would have continued with the project had he realised the narrow "rev band" of the jet is doubtful, it seems that he checked the calculations for peak power and extrapolated a flat torque curve whereas the first Whittle unit revved to about 18 000 and produced no apprecable power below 15 000. Memoirs of Dr Watson, his assistant, suggest the acceleration, torque and deceleration of the WU were a profound and nasty shock to Whitte, something he never anticipated. There is no doubt that in the absence of jets, Nuclear Aircraft would be flying the Atlantic, bombing Iraq, AWACs etc and military Rocket aircraft like the ME 163 of WW2 would be flying, so its probably evenly balanced.

Answer 4

Not really. It is just like cars use to run off ethal gas and then along came regular unleaded. This really caused a problem with people owning cars that only ran off ethal. I just wonder what we will be faced with in the future since gas and diesel are getting higher. I know about the hybrid. My son has one and loves it, but I think it will take time for the bugs to get out of that kind of car. Maybe a couple of years. I love to fly and sometimes flying is cheaper than driving. So I think the jet engine is great.

Answer 5

depends if you are refering to war, global warming or our own future.

global warming = If it was not for jets then ships would be out primary mode of transportation, every one likes holidays. so just imagin the number of ships. jets pollute a hell of alot (i am not desputing that) but without jets then we would be in a much worce state. current consumer and industral demand for inter continental logistics and travel are at an all time high.

war = the jet come in very handy.. but i feel very sure that if jets had not been invented. we would have found some other interesting way to kill each other.

future = jet play a vital role in our development.. jet propulsion is constantly advancing.. getting ever more powerful and more efficent. currently nasa is working on the x-plane which uses a 'scram jet' (same prinsable as a ramjet but operates in very low atmospher). it is designed to enter low earth orbit and travel in a counter rotational direction to the earth, dramaticaly reducing the time it takes to get to the destenation, less time means less pollution.

Answer 6

Then some smarty-pants would have invented the teleporter.

Maybe someday someone will invent a method or process by which scientific innovation won't collide with ethics and cultures....

Like, cloning. Or extending human life a few hundred years (where would we put everyone?). The bomb.

Overall, inventions have improved our lives more than hurt them. Don't go all Ted Kazinski on us....think penicillin!

Answer 7

Many applications are based on the engine’s design. Steam turbines that produce electricity from all the atomic, coal fired, and oil fired power plants. Turbo charged cars are more efficient, saving energy (oil). Jet engines are far safer than piston powered ones.

Answer 8

In what way? Environmentally? Socially? Financially? Culturally?

And where do you draw the line? If the jet was bad, maybe the airplane itself was bad too, or even the internal combustion engine, or the steam engine, or boats, or the wheel.

Answer 9

Faster travel doesn't necessarily mean more pollution, getting to your destination quickly means emmiting a lot of CO2 for a short period of time compared to emmiting less CO2 for a longer period.

Answer 10

it would have been worse


the jet engine made flying a lot more efficient you can get further faster


without jet engines many planes wouldnt have been made all big boeings and all big airbuses