- A
turbofan or
fanjet is a type of
airbreathing jet
engine that is
widely used in
aircraft propulsion. The word "
turbofan" is a
combination of references...
- The
geared turbofan is a type of
turbofan aircraft engine with a
planetary gearbox between the low
pressure compressor /
turbine and the fan, enabling...
- to an
internal combustion air-breathing jet
engine such as a turbojet,
turbofan, ramjet,
pulse jet, or scramjet. In general, jet
engines are
internal combustion...
- also
marketed as the
Pratt &
Whitney GTF (geared
turbofan), is a
family of high-byp****
geared turbofan produced by
Pratt & Whitney.
Following years of...
- The
turbofan engine market is
dominated by
General Electric, Rolls-Royce plc and
Pratt & Whitney, in
order of
market share.
General Electric and Safran...
- fuel in a
turbofan's cold byp**** air,
instead of the
mixed cold and hot
flows as in most
afterburning turbofans. An
early augmented turbofan, the Pratt...
- per unit fuel consumed. TSFC or SFC for
thrust engines (e.g. turbojets,
turbofans, ramjets, rockets, etc.) is the m**** of fuel
needed to
provide the net...
- The MS400 (Ukrainian: MC-400) is a
turbofan engine developed by the
Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich. The
engine is used for subsonic...
- both the
turboprop and
turbofan, but
distinct from both. The
design is
intended to
offer the
speed and
performance of a
turbofan, with the fuel economy...
- The
Pratt &
Whitney JT8D is a low-byp**** (0.96 to 1)
turbofan engine introduced by
Pratt &
Whitney in
February 1963 with the
inaugural flight of the Boeing...
