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Forum: Engineers & Technicians

10th Jun 2022, 11:33

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Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

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Posted By NutLoose

Similar we did an exam at Halton and it mentioned...

Similar we did an exam at Halton and it mentioned Cotter pins that you naturally think push bike pedals, as we know the Americans call the split pin a cotter pin and it was mentioned in the Gnome...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

9th Jun 2022, 13:56

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

Views: 10,823

Posted By NutLoose

Maybe he is a slow reader. No one could...

Maybe he is a slow reader.

No one could explain why the Jag Reheat ran at a lower pressure than the main engine if i am remembering correctly. Neither Rolls Royce or the course staff.

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

24th Jul 2007, 23:42

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

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Posted By NutLoose

From my RAF training so long ago we were still...

From my RAF training so long ago we were still using wing warping......... is the N not an abreviation of Nominal ? seems to ring a bell..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal

as in
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Forum: Engineers & Technicians

23rd Jul 2007, 12:23

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

Views: 10,823

Posted By NutLoose

A Detuner It is a device to reduce the...

A Detuner

It is a device to reduce the noise footprint the aircraft makes, the VC10 detuner was 4 large tubes that you backed the aircraft engines up...

This structure was built up at the...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

21st Jul 2007, 23:52

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

Views: 10,823

Posted By NutLoose

My Jag time was spent in Germany with a few...

My Jag time was spent in Germany with a few detachments thrown in.....
It was a time of turmoil with the German Jag squadrons departing and that jack of all trades master of none the flying flick...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

20th Jul 2007, 21:24

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

Views: 10,823

Posted By NutLoose

There is a lot of difference between the older...

There is a lot of difference between the older versions of the Rolls Royce "The Jet Engine" and the newer versions........... If you can, get an older one... the newer version has in my eyes become a...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

20th Jul 2007, 11:01

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

Views: 10,823

Posted By NutLoose

Hmm, I was taught on my course it was to aid...

Hmm, I was taught on my course it was to aid rapid response of reheat in combat, not that it was any good at that anyway....... Chucking flames out the back end when refuelling, with the chances of...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

18th Jul 2007, 23:56

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

Views: 10,823

Posted By NutLoose

Did I put TurboJet.......... I must of been...

Did I put TurboJet.......... I must of been tired, I meant Turbofan........ see those 15 years in the RAF as a Sumpy did rot my brain away ;)

RB199 ...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

16th Jul 2007, 22:18

Replies: 29

Differences between Airline & Fighter jet turbine engines?

Views: 10,823

Posted By NutLoose

On an airliner the fan (high ratio bypass engine)...

On an airliner the fan (high ratio bypass engine) is similar to a glorified Multi bladed propellor in a casing and this produces 70 % of the thrust of the engine, the core engine, I.E the pure Jet...

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