jet propulsion
Engine exhaust movement
Jet propulsion is movement produced by expelling a high-speed stream of gas or fluid in one direction, which pushes the object in the opposite direction.
The principle powers jet aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft.
A squid uses jet propulsion to escape predators by forcing water through its body.
Jet propulsion revolutionized air travel in the mid-20th century.
Blade-driven energy converter
- turbojetTurbine-powered aircraft propulsion
- turbofanHigh-bypass aircraft engine
- ramjetVelocity-fed aircraft engine
- scramjetSupersonic-combustion ramjet
nacelle · compressor · afterburner · bypass · intake · combustor · nozzle · exhaust
Forceful forward motion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- impulseSudden urge to act
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- Newton's third lawForces occur in pairs
combustion · thermodynamics · fluid dynamics · kinetic energy · Bernoulli · conservation of momentum · force · acceleration
Aerospace thrust generator
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- orbitCurved celestial path
spacecraft · capsule · launchpad · liftoff · countdown · ignition · mission · satellite
Exceeding audio velocity
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- transonicNear sound-speed velocity
- MachSonic speed ratio
- velocityDirected rate of motion
sonic boom · airspeed · streamline · drag · sound barrier · Concorde · SR-71 · afterburning
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- turbojetTurbine-powered aircraft propulsion
- turbofanHigh-bypass aircraft engine
- ramjetVelocity-fed aircraft engine
scramjet · nacelle · compressor · afterburner · bypass · intake · combustor · nozzle · exhaust · aviation
thrust
Forceful forward motion
Newton's third law · combustion · thermodynamics · fluid dynamics · kinetic energy · Bernoulli · conservation of momentum · force · acceleration · work
rocket engine
Aerospace thrust generator
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- payloadCarried freight or charge
orbit · spacecraft · capsule · launchpad · liftoff · countdown · ignition · mission · satellite · interstellar
supersonic
Exceeding audio velocity
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- transonicNear sound-speed velocity
- MachSonic speed ratio
velocity · sonic boom · airspeed · streamline · drag · sound barrier · Concorde · SR-71 · afterburning · shock wave
waterjet
Pressurized stream cutter
- impellerPump's spinning blade assembly
- pump-jetDucted marine propulsion system
- hydrojetPump-based marine propulsion
outboard · inboard · personal watercraft · jet ski · ferry · cavitation · hull · wake · throttle
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- British Inventionssteam engine, jet engine, spinning jenny, power loom, telephone
- enginesdiesel engine, gasoline engine, car engine, truck engine, piston engine
- propulsionjet, rocket, thrusting, rockets, launching
jet propulsionreciprocating engine
Motor with oscillating pistons
turboprop · paddle wheel · rowing · pedal power · horse-drawn
jet propulsionhorse-drawn
Powered by equines
human-powered · muscle power · wind power · human power · rowing
propeller, jets, propulsion, propelled, jetted, jetting, propelling, propellers, jetliner