different between turbofan vs turboprop

turbofan

English

Etymology

turbo- +? fan

Noun

turbofan (plural turbofans)

  1. (aviation) A turbojet engine having a (typically ducted) fan that forces air directly into the hot exhaust and obtains a portion of the thrust from the turbojet and a portion from the turbojet section.
    • 2005, Ronald D. Flack, Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications
      Turbofans are always multispool engines.

Synonyms

  • fanjet

Related terms

  • turbine
  • turboprop
  • turboshaft
  • propfan

Translations

See also

  • propjet
  • gas turbine

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turboprop

English

Etymology

turbo- +? prop

Noun

turboprop (plural turboprops)

  1. A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.
  2. (aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine.
    • 2018, "Airplane taken from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has crashed", in the Seattle Times [1]

Synonyms

  • propjet

Coordinate terms

(type of gas-turbine aircraft engine): turbofan, turbojet, turboshaft, propfan, fanjet, HBFJ

Translations

See also

  • gas turbine

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