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What is the difference between the thrust from a propeller and the thrust from a jet engine?
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A propeller is in the shape of a wing and so produces thrust similar to how a wing works. The layout of the propellers are in a way so that this force is directed forward. A jet however works buy forcing air backwards at large forces. Jet engines use Newtons third law of motion (every action has an equal and opposite reaction) to move the aircraft forward. Forcing hot gas backwards causes and equal force 'forwards' on the aircraft
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What is the difference between a jet plane and a propeller?
A jet plane uses a jet engine's thrust for propulsion. A propeller is a set of blades somewhat like a big fan that blows air to the back of the plane for thrust instead of using a jet engine for the thrust to move the plane forward.
What provides thrust for airplanes?
An engine driving a propeller or a turbine causes thrust.
How does an airplane get its thrust?
An aircraft gets thrust from an engine, either a piston engine driving a propeller or a jet driving a turbine.
Is the engine horse power representing the engine power or the thrust power at propeller?
Engine power.
How does an airplane produce thrust?
It's propeller or jet produces thrust by rotating under engine power.
What is a propeller plane?
It's a plane that is propeller-driven. The engine or engines drive propellers to provide thrust for the craft.
What moves an airplane forward?
thrust from turbines or the pul from propellas
How does a propeller produce thrust?
A propeller is like a spinning wing. The airfoil shaped blades pull an airplane forward just as an airplane's wings lift it upward. The amount of thrust created by a propeller depends on how fast and at what angle its blades cut through the air. The propeller is generally powered by a combustion engine which fires pistons and turns the propeller.
Can you rev a jet engine without producing thrust?
No. Propeller aircraft however can adjust their props to a neutral position, allowing for no forward or reverse thrust. Jet engine blades are fixed.
How does a propeller work?
A propeller works by converting the rotation of the engine into horizontal thrust similar to a fan. The blades push the air backwards creating acceleration, and create a difference in pressure between the forward and rear surface adding to the movement. The above is, of course true for a boat propeller. For an airplane propeller Bernoulli's pincipal is involved. Bernoulli's principle states that the greater the speed of a fluid, the less the lateral pressure. So the propeller uses the same deal as the wing.
What provides thrust for the spitfire?
A British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine which is a liquid-cooled V-12 piston aero engine of 27-litres. This engine drives a 4 bladed propeller which delivers the thrust.
What helps an airplane to move?
Thrust, typically created by a propeller attached to an internal combustion or turbine engine, or by a turbofan.
