Questions tagged [chevrons]
For questions about chevrons on jet engine nozzles and nacelles.
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What is that CFM56 with a toothed exhaust on an A321?
I stumbled upon a wikimedia picture and I saw something that I have not seen before: a CFM56 with a toothed engine exhaust. Can someone explain to me what engine variant that is?
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What is the use of saw-teeth present on the nacelle outlets of modern turbofans? [duplicate]
I've noticed that there are saw-teeth on modern jet engines such as the GEnx and the Rolls Royce Trent 1000. What is their purpose?
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What noise reduction measures were taken in the time between hush kits and chevrons?
In older jets such as 727 hush kits are used in the engines to reduce noise. In very modern jets such as 787 or 747-8F, chevrons are used for the same purpose. What happened in between? The switch to ...
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How much thrust do you lose by putting chevrons on a engine?
The chevrons on a 787 are there exactly to decrease a type of drag that makes the engine louder, but the chevrons form vortices causing more drag. How much thrust is lost from the vortices on the ...
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