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Old 10th February 2008 | 23:40
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Brian Abraham
 
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A propellor is designed to produce most of the forward thrust of an engine whereas a fan blade is designed to be a integral part of the compressor
But the fan does produce something like 75% of the thrust on the typical wide body.
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