turbofan

noun

tur·bo·fan ˈtər-bō-ˌfan

: a fan that is directly connected to and driven by a turbine and is used to supply air for cooling, ventilation, or combustion

: a jet engine having a turbofan

Examples of turbofan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Six JetBlue aircraft are currently grounded for inspections and repairs linked to a manufacturing defect in geared turbofan engines made by RTX Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney. —

Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023 An airliner-style nose/cockpit protrudes from the front while two turbofan engine pods are slung atop the rear fuselage, resulting in a look reminiscent of the Quinn jet from the Avengers movies. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023 But the biggest difference is range, thanks to Taurus’s more powerful and fuel-efficient turbofan engine. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023 The Symphony architecture includes a two-spool, medium-bypass turbofan engine with no afterburner. —

Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 June 2023 Related Story Why The Concorde Is Such a Badass Plane Two CFM LEAP 1C high-bypass turbofan engines co-built by General Electric and French company Safran provide propulsion, generating up to 15 tons of thrust and allowing for a cruising speed of 521 miles per hour. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023 Worst of all were the F-14’s twin Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofan engines, which were a frequent source of accidents. —

Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023 Boeing is only just dusting itself off from the nearly two-year grounding of its best-selling 737 Max following fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia, while Pratt has faced separate issues with its geared turbofan engines on Airbus SE A320neo jets, particularly in India. —

Alan Levin, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2021 Currently, Turkish engine manufacturer TEI is working to develop a domestic TF6000 turbofan with heat-resistant, single-crystal turbine blades. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023 See More

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