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    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...
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    The geared turbofan is a type of turbofan aircraft engine with a planetary gearbox between the low pressure compressor / turbine and the fan, enabling...
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    Jet engine (section Turbofan)
    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...
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    Whitney PW1000G family, also known as the GTF (geared turbofan), is a family of high-bypass geared turbofan produced by Pratt & Whitney. Following years of...
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    fuel in a turbofan's cold bypass air, instead of the mixed cold and hot flows as in most afterburning turbofans. An early augmented turbofan, the Pratt...
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  • The turbofan engine market is dominated by General Electric, Rolls-Royce plc and Pratt & Whitney, in order of market share. General Electric and Safran...
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  • per unit fuel consumed. TSFC or SFC for thrust engines (e.g. turbojets, turbofans, ramjets, rockets, etc.) is the mass of fuel needed to provide the net...
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  • Janes.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24. Donald, David. "China Flies First Large Turbofan". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2023-03-24. "Indigenous engines...
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    General Electric F404 (category Low-bypass turbofan engines)
    The General Electric F404 and F412 are a family of afterburning turbofan engines in the 10,500–19,000 lbf (47–85 kN) class (static thrust). The series...
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  • such as by fuel combustion or by external propeller. Jet engines and turbofans breathe external air for both combustion and bypass, and therefore have...
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