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Which manufacturer produced this fan blade?

answered Jan 30, 2018 at 17:35

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What would be the drawbacks of using a rotating engine as thrust reverser on airliners?

answered Sep 7, 2017 at 12:22

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What makes an engine suitable for supersonic flight?

answered Oct 24, 2021 at 23:54

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Would it be feasible to build a jet fighter plane based on a wooden construction?

answered Oct 7, 2017 at 18:48

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Why don't single-engine jets suffer severe gyroscopic effects?

answered Mar 15, 2018 at 1:58

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Why do most military aircraft use different engines than commercial aircraft?

answered Dec 17, 2017 at 14:40

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Buzz-saw noise from big turbofans at high thrust

answered Jan 16 at 1:19

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What is the transient bleed valve in a gas turbine engine?

answered Dec 20, 2017 at 2:56

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Are any Boeing 720s still flying?

answered Apr 23, 2018 at 16:39

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Will manually removing nicks from compressor blades significantly affect the operation of the compressor?

answered Aug 31, 2017 at 12:22

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What is so special about new Russian jet engine called PD-14?

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 2:37

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Why doesn't the 747 that is testing the GE9X have winglets?

answered Mar 24, 2018 at 17:23

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Why are the engines on the MAX and neo prone to bowing?

answered Feb 20, 2019 at 2:30

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What is the clearance between a fan blade and the nacelle?

answered Sep 5, 2017 at 11:14

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Why do large turbofans generally have many more LP turbine stages than HP turbine stages?

answered Sep 6, 2017 at 10:55

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Why do many large turbofans have a gap (of turbine blades) between the LP turbine and HP turbine?

answered Aug 30, 2017 at 2:27

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Why use jet engines instead of propellers when designing new airplanes?

answered Oct 18, 2017 at 22:48

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Why in a CFM56-3 is vibration measured in displacement for N1 and in velocity for N2?

answered Sep 20, 2021 at 15:55

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Why don't bypass ducts in jet engines narrow down the flow to accelerate it?

answered Aug 3, 2020 at 21:54

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What DAL are Humans?

answered Aug 20, 2019 at 1:12

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Are turbine blisks common in jet engines?

answered Sep 8, 2021 at 21:53

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Is it feasible to recuperate energy from landing aircraft by using a runway sled with regenerative braking?

answered Sep 4, 2017 at 12:07

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How much do the fan blades of a GE90-115b stretch when the engine is spinning at maximum RPM?

answered Dec 17, 2016 at 23:18

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How are individual rotor/stator blades identified during engine inspection for the CFM56?

answered Apr 1, 2017 at 0:53

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Do crosswind takeoffs increase the chance of a compressor stall?

answered Dec 18, 2016 at 19:36

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Where does turbine vane and blade cooling air come from?

answered Jan 5, 2017 at 1:26

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What is the relation between throttle position and engine thrust for a turbofan?

answered Jan 10, 2017 at 0:10

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Is it possible to add "planets" to the gearbox of a Trent 1000?

answered Jan 21, 2018 at 3:00

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Does the P&W F100 turbofan engine of the F-16 really produce this much power?

answered Mar 25, 2019 at 10:34

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How are compressor blades connected to the shaft in turbojet engines?

answered Aug 17, 2019 at 15:00

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111 Answers

Which manufacturer produced this fan blade?

What would be the drawbacks of using a rotating engine as thrust reverser on airliners?

What makes an engine suitable for supersonic flight?

Would it be feasible to build a jet fighter plane based on a wooden construction?

Why don't single-engine jets suffer severe gyroscopic effects?

Why do most military aircraft use different engines than commercial aircraft?

Buzz-saw noise from big turbofans at high thrust

What is the transient bleed valve in a gas turbine engine?

Are any Boeing 720s still flying?

Will manually removing nicks from compressor blades significantly affect the operation of the compressor?

What is so special about new Russian jet engine called PD-14?

Why doesn't the 747 that is testing the GE9X have winglets?

Why are the engines on the MAX and neo prone to bowing?

What is the clearance between a fan blade and the nacelle?

Why do large turbofans generally have many more LP turbine stages than HP turbine stages?

Why do many large turbofans have a gap (of turbine blades) between the LP turbine and HP turbine?

Why use jet engines instead of propellers when designing new airplanes?

Why in a CFM56-3 is vibration measured in displacement for N1 and in velocity for N2?

Why don't bypass ducts in jet engines narrow down the flow to accelerate it?

What DAL are Humans?

Are turbine blisks common in jet engines?

Is it feasible to recuperate energy from landing aircraft by using a runway sled with regenerative braking?

How much do the fan blades of a GE90-115b stretch when the engine is spinning at maximum RPM?

How are individual rotor/stator blades identified during engine inspection for the CFM56?

Do crosswind takeoffs increase the chance of a compressor stall?

Where does turbine vane and blade cooling air come from?

What is the relation between throttle position and engine thrust for a turbofan?

Is it possible to add "planets" to the gearbox of a Trent 1000?

Does the P&W F100 turbofan engine of the F-16 really produce this much power?

How are compressor blades connected to the shaft in turbojet engines?