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Jet engines
Engines that propel aircrafts by using discharged gases to produce forward thrust. The thrust is generated by jet propulsion of a rearward discharge of fluid, usually combustion gases, in accordance with Newton's laws of motion.
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Jet engines
ram powered
Aviation; Jet engines
Ram powered jet engines are airbreathing engines similar to gas turbine engines and they both follow the Brayton cycle. Gas turbine and ram powered engines differ, however, in how they compress the ...
ram recovery
Aviation; Jet engines
The ability of an engine's air inlet duct to take advantage of ram pressure.
reverse flow
Aviation; Jet engines
Change in direction of airflow in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine.
rotational direction
Aviation; Jet engines
Direction of movement of the rotating part, determined by viewing the engine from the rear.
rotational speed
Aviation; Jet engines
Speed at which a propeller, rotor, or some other rotating part rotates; measured in revolutions per minute.
