Brings New Meaning to the Term "Cool Your Jets"

[Tuckerfan]

Well, maybe not cooler, but quiter, at least.

Jet engines may run quieter in the future, with technology developed at Ohio State University.

Researchers here have developed a silencer technology that creates electrical arcs to control turbulence in engine exhaust airflow – the chief cause of engine noise. The university has applied for a patent on the design.
With the flip of a switch, pilots could turn the silencers – called plasma actuators – on and off, reducing noise around commercial airports or military airstrips, said Mohammad Samimy, professor of mechanical engineering.

Interesting to note who helped pay for the research.

This research was sponsored by NASA Glenn Research Center.

[Smeghead]

Plasma actuators? You know they called them that just so pilots could sound cool when they said, “Activate the plasma actuators!!”