When did "Reheat" become "Afterburner" ?
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This is indeed an unusual Americanism because it does not consist of three words, which appears to be a formal requirement in American "Aircraft Technical Manuals". So for example, the AWACS radar does not have Tilt, but an "Elevation Command Angle". The console (Mission-crew Work Station) does not have a keyboard, but an "Alphanumeric Entry Device" and so forth. Indeed, the occasional aberration of this rule has been corrected in the mid-life update, where the older "Situation Display" has been replaced by the "Primary AWACS Display". Needless to say, this approach to military systems certainly meets the requirement for a surfeit of acronyms.
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Having touched on 3 character designators, the V-Force was there over 60 years ago with NBS, BNS, NBC, H2S and then numbers that any nav rad has engraved in memory 595, 585, 301, 343, 626.
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reheat is a thermodynamics term. Its not limited to aircraft engines. Afterburner is a form of reheat which is used in aircraft engines.
If your talking about aircraft engines both are correct. And septic engineers know very well what they are and how one is shall we say the family name for a solution and the other is a individual solution for the effect.
If your talking about aircraft engines both are correct. And septic engineers know very well what they are and how one is shall we say the family name for a solution and the other is a individual solution for the effect.
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I won't mention turbo superchargers then, it'll just confuse you 
ohh I just did.
BTW they used a primitive reheat on large piston engines
ohh I just did.BTW they used a primitive reheat on large piston engines
Reheat and afterburner both clearly indicate what's being communicated, and you don't need to be overly familiar with the nuances of the language to clearly understand. That's often not the case when comparing the American and British versions of the English language. For example, when referring to the luggage carrying compartment of an auto, I've always thought 'trunk' made more sense than 'boot'.
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Funny how the word 'common' comes up when talking about the yanks! Don't forget they are a classless society, i.e. they have no class(es)
Reheat is standard English, and after-burner is simplified English, or American!
tally-ho chaps!
Reheat is standard English, and after-burner is simplified English, or American!
tally-ho chaps!
Obviously others at the eastern side of the pond may say “Gate” or even “Carrots” when they want to use the “loud levers”.
”Cookers” and “Heaters” also, but the latter may also refer to IR missiles.
”Cookers” and “Heaters” also, but the latter may also refer to IR missiles.
When you consider that it’s a process involving the ignition of large quantities of fuel and resulting in a 1000 mph efflux with purple/orange flames, shock diamonds and deafening roaring, crackling noises - ‘reheat’ is really just another example of charming British understatement, isn’t it? 
Whereas ‘afterburner’ is somewhat more picturesque and descriptive, and also just fine as far as I’m concerned.
Whereas ‘afterburner’ is somewhat more picturesque and descriptive, and also just fine as far as I’m concerned.
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From:- Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of NASA John H. Glenn
Research Center by Robert S Arrighi, National Aeronautics and Space
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Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (AERL)
Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT)
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (Lewis)
This is further up the page - Man vs Fire!!
Man vs Fire
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...RieQsC&pg=PA68
Research Center by Robert S Arrighi, National Aeronautics and Space
(sorry about image but I can't work out how to copy/paste text from google books)
Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (AERL)
Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT)
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (Lewis)
This is further up the page - Man vs Fire!!
Man vs Fire
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...RieQsC&pg=PA68
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Just reading the preamble on this thread and noticed:Any Brit Air Trafficker, of a certain age, will quote to you:
"Your landing gear appears down and locked'
Or
"Your port undercarriage does not appear to be down"
(Or words to that effect)
"Your landing gear appears down and locked'
Or
"Your port undercarriage does not appear to be down"
(Or words to that effect)
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as correctly described earlier in the thread, afterburner is the name given to the mechanism and extended tailpipe paraphernalia that adds the fuel and stabilises the result, which is reheat, ergo
you engage afterburner to produce reheat.
Ttfn
you engage afterburner to produce reheat.
Ttfn
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