aircraft engines
Propulsion for flight
Aircraft engines are the power plants that generate thrust or drive propellers to move aircraft through the air.
The main types are piston engines for smaller planes, jet engines (turbojets, turbofans) for high-speed flight, and turboprops that combine jet technology with propellers for efficiency at moderate speeds.
The aircraft engines roared as we taxied down the runway.
- exhaustUse up entirely
- noise pollutionHarmful environmental sound
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- thrustForceful forward motion
- piston enginesMotors driven by cylinders
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Aircraft's structural body
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