Thrust vectoring — Infobox Aviation name = Thrust vectoring caption = The F 18 HARV, X 31, and F 16 MATV in flightThrust vectoring is the ability of an aircraft or other vehicle to direct the thrust from its main engine(s) in a direction other than parallel to the… … Wikipedia
thrust augmentation — Any method used to augment thrust. Normally, it refers to afterburning, or reheating, but it includes water or water methanol injection in turboprop engines and ejector exhaust schemes in reciprocating engines. See afterburning and water or… … Aviation dictionary
thrust augmentation — noun : a process by which the thrust produced by a jet propulsion engine may be increased temporarily over its normal value by some secondary means (as the burning of additional fuel in the tail pipe, or the injection of water into the engine… … Useful english dictionary
thrust augmentation — Rocketry. an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating. * * * … Universalium
afterburning — A method of thrust augmentation in a gas turbine engine normally fitted on combat aircraft. The surplus or unburned air exiting the engine is ignited by the addition of fuel, which accelerates the gases and provides additional thrust. Also known… … Aviation dictionary
afterburning — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: after (IV) + burning 1. : the combustion that proceeds in an internal combustion engine after the maximum pressure of explosion has occurred 2. : the use of an afterburner called also reheat * * * … Useful english dictionary
afterburning — /af teuhr berr ning, ahf /, n. 1. Aeron. combustion in an afterburner that results from the injection of fuel into the exhaust gases of a jet engine to produce additional thrust with more efficient fuel consumption. 2. Rocketry. an irregular… … Universalium
afterburning — noun The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust See Also: afterburner … Wiktionary
afterburning — n. burning of residual fuel after the cessation of the main burning; combustion in an afterburner that results in producing additional thrust with more efficient fuel consumption … English contemporary dictionary
Specific thrust — is a term used in Gas Turbine Engineering to show the relative bulk of a jet engine (e.g. turbojet, turbofan, etc) and is defined as the ratio: net thrust/total intake airflow. Low specific thrust enginesA modern civil turbofan has a low specific … Wikipedia
Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig — The Rolls Royce Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR) was a pioneering vertical take off and landing aircraft developed by Rolls Royce in the 1950s. The TMR used two Nene turbojet engines mounted back to back horizontally within a steel framework, raised… … Wikipedia