Almost all of the airplanes today being powered by turbofan engines, we can lay all our doubts to rest as far as reliability is concerned. They are designed to provide a trouble- free service through the years, but there always remains a question of ‘if’. When that occurs several thousands of feet up in the air, there remains nothing to do but pray. But, you could avoid that if you could diagnose engine malfunctions before you took flight. Not that an engine can’t start malfunctioning all in a sudden up above, but hints come aplenty when you are still g ... Read more »