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22nd November 2005 | 16:19

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chevvron

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From: Wildest Surrey

I suppose you could say that a turboprop gets most of its thrust from the prop, with only a small amount from jet efflux, whilst a tubofan gets its thrust from pure jet efflux and bypass flow.