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Blended-winglets 8th Apr 2001 15:10

turbojet
 
Is turbo jet/fan the same as turboprop?

Raw Data 8th Apr 2001 15:21

Nope.

A turboprop is a jet engine that powers a propeller via a gearbox (and has minimal jet thrust)- for example the Pratt and Whitney PT6 as used on many lighter aircraft such as the Shorts 360.

A turbofan is a jet engine that powers a fan and has some jet thrust as well- for example the RB211 on a 747.

A turbojet is more of a pure jet engine, where all the thrust is jet thrust from the exhaust nozzle (for example the Olympus engine on Concorde). Very noisy!

Is that enough explanation?

Blended-winglets 8th Apr 2001 15:24

Cheers
that's what I thought just got a bit confused!


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