Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rear exhaust of a General Electric F110 jet engine, used to power an F-16 Fighting Falcon, before an engine test run at a ...

This video shows a passenger jet undergoing a high power engine test while stationary on the runway. The engines are run at near maximum thrust, producing intense noise and visible airflow effects.

How do you measure the power of a jet engine if not in horsepower? The real metric might surprise you and it explains why planes fly the way they do.