propfan engine

  • 1Propfan — NASA / GE Unducted Fan A propfan was first defined as a small diameter, highly loaded multiple bladed variable pitch propulsor having swept blades with thin advanced airfoil sections, integrated with a nacelle contoured to retard the airflow… …

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  • 2Engine indicating and crew alerting system — An example of information found on a EICAS Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) is an integrated system used in modern aircraft to provide aircraft crew with aircraft engines and other systems instrumentation and crew annunciations …

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  • 3Engine Alliance GP7200 — GP7200 sur un A380 Le GP7200 est un réacteur d avion spécialement conçu pour l Airbus A380, il a été pensé et réalisé par Engine Alliance, un groupement né de l’association de General Electric et de Pratt Whitney, avec pour but la conception de… …

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  • 4propfan — noun A modified turbofan engine with the propeller outside the engine duct of an aircraft. Syn: unducted fan …

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  • 5propfan — /prop fan /, n. Aeron. a turbojet having a turbine driven propeller that operates completely outside the jet engine. Cf. turbofan, turboprop. [1965 70; PROP3 + FAN1] * * * …

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  • 6propfan — /prop fan /, n. Aeron. a turbojet having a turbine driven propeller that operates completely outside the jet engine. Cf. turbofan, turboprop. [1965 70; PROP3 + FAN1] …

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  • 7Jet engine — For a general overview of aircraft engines, see Aircraft engine. A Pratt Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the …

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  • 8Allison Engine Company — The Allison Engine Company was a U.S. aircraft engine manufacturer which was acquired by Rolls Royce plc in 1995 to become a subsidiary, Rolls Royce Corporation. With the acquisition of Allison, Rolls Royce expanded its product line to the point… …

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  • 9jet 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… …

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  • 10Allison Engine Company — était un fabricant de moteurs américain fondé en 1915 et devenu en 1995 une filiale du groupe britannique Rolls Royce plc. Allison Engineering Company a été fondée en 1915 par James A. Allison à Indianapolis, Indiana, pour améliorer et entretenir …

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