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Old 25th Oct 2019, 19:17
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Originally Posted by beardy
A bypass engine is just a turbojet with a big multi bladed propeller at the front. So the figures may be different, but the principle is the same.
Don't agree on this subject

The large bypass engines have large inlet cowls which make up the majority of the residual drag. They typically have fixed inlet blade angles and lower bypass ratios for their outer dia then prop jets. Thus a lot more number crunching
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