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Old 9th Feb 2008, 14:33
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Figuring out where thust comes from gets to be real fun when looking at supersonic flight. It goes a long way from "Throw lots of hot air out the back and go the other way"

The concordes engines produced around 75% of their thrust at M2.2 in the diffusor section and only around 8% came from the actual engine. Another 29% thrust came from the nozzles, whereas the supersonic shocks at the intakes prosuced around 12% drag.

In a way the aircraft sucked its way forward.

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