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Turbojet vs Fanjet - What's the difference?

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Fanjet is a related term of turbojet.



As nouns the difference between turbojet and fanjet

is that turbojet is a jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor while fanjet is a turbofan engine.

turbojet

English

Noun

(wikipedia turbojet) (en noun)
  • A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.

    • Coordinate terms

    * propfan * turbofan * turboprop * turboshaft * gas turbine * turbine

    Related terms

    * jet * ramjet * scramjet

    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