Wikipedia explains air flow in a jet engine this simplified way: [![enter image description here][1]][1] <sup>Flow path, [Wikipedia][2]</sup> But as the blades are in rotation, I assume air path is rather helical, something more like this: [![enter image description here][3]][3] How blades and vanes impact overall air path? I'm looking for some details, perhaps blade/vanes geometry and airspeed, not an over-simplified view. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/LheHE.png [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/tWWCc.png