jet engine

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Introduction
General characteristics
Principles of operation
- The prime mover
- The propulsor
Basic engine types
- Turboshaft engines
- Turboprops, propfans, and unducted fan engines
- Medium-bypass turbofans, high-bypass turbofans, and ultrahigh-bypass engines
- Low-bypass turbofans and turbojets
- Ramjets and supersonic combustion ramjets
Hybrid engine types
- Vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) propulsion systems
- Variable-cycle engines
- Turboramjets
Development of jet engines

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