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| aeropulse |
see "pulsejet engine." |
| afterburner |
a device that increases the thrust of a jet engine by injecting fuel into the exhaust gases for burning. [1/2 definitions] |
| airplane |
any of various aircraft that are heavier than air and are driven by propellers or jet engines. |
| B-52 |
a heavy U.S. bomber with eight jet engines. |
| backwash |
in aeronautical terminology, air that a propeller, jet engine, or the like pushes toward the rear of an airplane. [1/4 definitions] |
| combustor |
the apparatus in a jet engine in which combustion occurs. |
| fanjet |
a jet engine that uses an impeller fan to draw in more air than is needed for fuel combustion, the excess being mixed with the products of the combustion to form an exhaust jet that provides extra thrust; turbofan. [1/2 definitions] |
| flame-out |
failure of the combustion of a jet engine while the aircraft is in flight. |
| jet-propelled |
powered by a jet engine or engines. [1/2 definitions] |
| pulsejet engine |
a jet engine in which the pulsating thrust is provided by intermittent combustion produced by rapid opening and closing of the air intake valves. |
| ramjet |
a jet engine powered by a stream of compressed air that is forced out faster than it is taken in during forward motion of the plane. |
| reaction engine |
an engine, such as a rocket or jet engine, that develops forward thrust by the rearward expulsion of matter, esp. ignited fuel gases. |
| thrust |
the propelling force of a jet engine or rocket, esp. on takeoff. [1/11 definitions] |
| turbofan |
a turbojet engine in which a fan forces air diverted from the main engine directly into the hot turbine exhaust, adding to the total thrust. [1/3 definitions] |
| turbojet |
a tunnel-like engine in which air compressed by turbine-driven spinning blades and mixed with atomized fuel is ignited, producing a powerful jet of hot gases that provides thrust and also drives the turbine; turbojet engine. [1/2 definitions] |
| turboprop |
a turbojet engine with a turbine-driven propeller that provides a large part of the thrust, adding this to the thrust of the jet exhaust; turboprop engine. [1/2 definitions] |
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