AgentJayZ

AgentJayZ is a channel about jet engines and gas turbines. Its videos are filmed in a jet engine shop in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, where engines are inspected, repaired and tested.

The host explains how real engines work, often with parts on the bench in front of the camera. Topics range from compressors, turbines and start sequences to oil systems, safety wiring and whether an engine is worth repairing. Videos are long and unhurried, and he answers viewer questions in detail. There is also footage of engines running on the test stand.

Some highlights include:

An explanation of axial compressors and why a jet engine needs so many stages of blades to squeeze the air.

A walk through the start sequence of a turbojet, step by step, from spinning it up to stable running.

The first test of turbine blades made by metal 3D printing, a glimpse of how new manufacturing methods are tried out.

AgentJayZ has over 200,000 subscribers.

Aerospace is one of the UK’s biggest engineering sectors, and gas turbines power aircraft, ships and power stations. This channel shows the practical side of that world, where engineers and licensed technicians keep engines safe. It is a good way into aerospace and mechanical engineering, and into maintenance careers that often start with an apprenticeship.