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Airplane vs Fanjet - What's the difference?

airplane | fanjet |

As nouns the difference between airplane and fanjet

is that airplane is (us) a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings while fanjet is (aviation) a turbofan engine.

airplane

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

    • Derived terms

    * paper airplane

    See also

    * aircraft * glider * helicopter

    Anagrams

    *

    fanjet

    English

    Noun

  • (aviation) a turbofan engine
  • (aviation) an airplane powered by turbofan engines

    • Related terms

    * propjet * propfan * turbojet

    Synonyms

    * turbofan

    See also

    * turboprop * turboshaft * gas turbine engine