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Old 8th November 2001 | 00:31
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av8a
 
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Post EPR as Thrust Indicator on Turbo Fans
A question posed to me recently,

If on a large fan aircraft such as the RB211-524H 75% of the thrust comes from the fan, why is the EPR used as the primary indicator of thrust?

Any ideas
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