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Turbojet vs Propjet - What's the difference?

turbojet | propjet | Related terms |

Turbojet is a related term of propjet.


As nouns the difference between turbojet and propjet

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 propjet is (aviation) a turboprop 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

    propjet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (aviation) a turboprop engine
  • (aviation) an airplane powered by turboprop engines

    • Synonyms

    * turboprop

    Related terms

    * fanjet * propfan * turbojet

    See also

    * turbofan * turboshaft * gas turbine