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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The article is wrong about how conventional aircraft jet engines work. 80% or more of the thrust comes from a fan blowing air backwards. The jet engine simply drives that fan.


21 posted on 05/27/2017 8:03:06 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

Turbofans do not operate in the same airspace as turbojets— not for speed, nor for altitude.

For those curious, the technical paper is here:

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/825/1/012005/pdf


24 posted on 05/27/2017 9:11:12 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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