fanjet
Ducted thrust generator
A fanjet is a jet engine in which a large fan draws in air, with part of the airflow bypassing the combustion chamber to provide additional thrust.
Also called a turbofan.
The term also refers to an aircraft powered by such engines: The company operates a fleet of fanjets for executive travel.
Airborne transportation vehicle
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
cockpit · fuselage · wing · tailfin · runway · hangar · takeoff · landing
Forceful forward motion
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
exhaust · nozzle · rotor · stator · spool · core · airflow · afterburner
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
pilot · cockpit · fuselage · wing · tailfin · runway · hangar · takeoff · landing · altitude
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
combustion · exhaust · nozzle · rotor · stator · spool · core · airflow · afterburner · throttle