Jet engine

A jet engine is any engine that accelerates and discharges a fast moving jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with Newton's . This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, turboprops, rockets and ramjets, but in common usage, the term generally refers to a gas turbine used to produce a jet of high speed exhaust gases for propulsive purposes.

See also

• Jet aircraft
• Jetboat
• Spacecraft propulsion
• Supercharger
• Turbocharger
• Gas turbine
• [[Wikibooks:Jet_Propulsion|Wikibooks: Jet

propulsion]]

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