turbojet

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turbojet (plural turbojets)

(aeronautics) A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.

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Air passing through the turbojet was compressed further by the remaining 5 compressor stages and then fuel was added in the combustion chamber. Source: Internet

All KC-135s were originally equipped with Pratt & Whitney J-57-P-59W turbojet engines, which produced convert of thrust dry, and approximately convert of thrust wet. Source: Internet

As can be seen in the following table, rocket engines generally achieve much higher thrust-to-weight ratios than duct engines such as turbojet and turbofan engines. Source: Internet

Butler and Buttler 2006, p. 27. Based upon designs produced by Power Jets, Rolls-Royce produced more advanced and powerful turbojet engines. Source: Internet

Baxter 1990, p. 11. is a two-spool axial-flow turbojet that powered the Vulcan. Source: Internet

Development of the turbojet engine Whittle continued working on the motorjet principle after his thesis work but eventually abandoned it when further calculations showed it would weigh as much as a conventional engine of the same thrust. Source: Internet

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