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ducted-fan engine — An aircraft engine incorporating a fan or propeller enclosed in a duct, especially a jet engine in which an enclosed fan or propellant is used to ingest ambient air to augment the gases of combustion in the jet stream. The air may be taken in at… … Aviation dictionary
fan-jet — noun 1. an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine • Syn: ↑fanjet, ↑turbofan, ↑turbojet • Hypernyms: ↑jet, ↑jet plane, ↑jet propelled plane • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fan-jet — A type of gas turbine engine that has a fan or a set of lengthened blades either on a low pressure compressor or on a low pressure turbine. The term also applies to a less common arrangement that has the fan at the rear of the engine, with the… … Aviation dictionary
jet engine — noun a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion • Members of this Topic: ↑flame out • Hypernyms: ↑reaction propulsion engine, ↑reaction engine • Hyponyms: ↑fanjet, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… … Universalium
Airbreathing jet engine — An airbreathing jet engine (or ducted jet engine) is a jet engine propelled by a jet of hot exhaust gases formed from air that is drawn into the engine via an inlet duct. All practical airbreathing jet engines are internal combustion engines that … Wikipedia
Aircraft engine — An aircraft engine is a propulsion system for an aircraft. Aircraft engines are almost always a type of lightweight internal combustion engine. This article is an overview of the basic types of aircraft engines and the design concepts employed in … Wikipedia
Chevrolet Corvair engine — Corvair engine Manufacturer Chevrolet Displacement 140 CID (2.3L), 145 CID (2.4L), 164 CID (2.7L) Cylinder block alloy … Wikipedia
Radiator (engine cooling) — For other uses, see Radiator (disambiguation). A typical engine coolant radiator used in an automobile Radiators are used for cooling internal combustion engines, mainly in automobiles but also in piston engined aircraft, railway locomotives,… … Wikipedia
Jet engine — For a general overview of aircraft engines, see Aircraft engine. A Pratt Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the … Wikipedia
