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Turbojet vs Scramjet - What's the difference?

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Scramjet is a related term of turbojet.

Turbojet is a related term of scramjet.


As nouns the difference between turbojet and scramjet

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 scramjet is (aviation) a jet engine capable of propelling an aircraft at hypersonic speeds; combustion of the fuel/air mixture occurs at supersonic speeds.

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

    scramjet

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (aviation) A jet engine capable of propelling an aircraft at hypersonic speeds; combustion of the fuel/air mixture occurs at supersonic speeds