fan·jet also fan-jet (f n j t )n. 1. A jet engine that provides extra thrust by means of a ducted fan in its forward end that draws in extra air. 2. An airplane with such an engine. |
fanjet [ˈfænˌdʒɛt]
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(Engineering / Aeronautics) another name for turbofan [1] [2]
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| Noun | 1. | fanjet - an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine fanjet engine, turbofan engine, turbojet engine, turbojet, turbofan, fan-jet, fanjet - a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
| 2. |  fanjet - a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrustafterburner - a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust gas turbine - turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion propjet, turbo-propeller plane, turboprop - an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine |
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