The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.
A jet engine that is still functioning is basically a furnace, and the most likely first source of ignition.
In fact, nothing is more lethal to a jet engine than ingesting this kind of ash.
In fact, the reliability of the jet engine is the single most influential development behind the vast improvement in air safety.
Furthermore, if he were using any sort of prop, or a jet engine, the noise would give him away.
If you have ever stood near a running tip-jet, or any jet engine, I think you will know what Ezekiel means.
| jet engine An engine, generally a gas turbine, that develops thrust from a jet of hot gases produced by burning fuel in a combustion chamber. |
