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  • 1Jet engine — For a general overview of aircraft engines, see Aircraft engine. A Pratt Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the …

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  • 2Jet pack — For other meanings see Jetpack (disambiguation). : The Martin Jetpack, despite its name, has no jets or rockets, but is a small helicopter, and is discussed as such. Jet pack, rocket belt, rocket pack, and similar names, are various types of… …

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  • 3jet — jet1 /jet/, n., v., jetted, jetting, adj. n. 1. a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc. 2. something that issues in such a stream, as water or gas. 3. a spout or nozzle for… …

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  • 4jet noise — The noise generated externally to a jet engine in the turbulent jet exhaust …

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  • 5Jet damping — or Thrust damping is the effect of rocket exhaust removing energy from the transverse angular motion of a rocket. If a rocket has pitch or yaw motion then the exhaust must be accelerated laterally as it flows down the exhaust tube and nozzle.… …

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  • 6jet pipe — noun The exhaust pipe in a jet engine • • • Main Entry: ↑jet * * * n. the exhaust duct of a jet engine …

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  • 7jet blast — Jet engine exhaust. The hot, high velocity gases coming out of jet engine exhaust …

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  • 8Jet blast — is the phenomenon of rapid air movement produced by the jet engines of aircraft, particularly on or before takeoff.A large jet engined aircraft can produce winds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h) up to 200 feet (60 m) behind it at 40% maximum rated… …

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  • 9jet engine — jet′ en′gine n. aer. an engine, as of an aircraft, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases …

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  • 10jet stream — jet′ stream n. 1) mer strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth 2) aer. rkt the exhaust of a jet or rocket engine • Etymology: 1945–50 …

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