Anyone know what this is???

[qmaster3]

qmaster, do you really need several pages?

LOL

PLEEEZE, this is the only education I can afford at the moment.

 

[belchfire]

You can also see them hanging off the wings of 737's, 757's, 767's, 747's, 777's, Airbus', etc.

Er, and 707's, DC-8's (both medium and high bypass
in the conversions) and in the tails of 727s, DC-9s
MD-80s and 717s...among others!

 

[qmaster3]

Or in the engine room of most US Naval warships.

 

[bocefus]

A turbofan in a naval vessel? Where does the bypass air go?

 

[9GClub]

A turbofan in a naval vessel? Where does the bypass air go?

I'm assuming he's talking about steam turbines, not "turbofans" per se. The M1 Abrams tank is also powered by a gas turbine, but it would be misleading to refer to it as a turbofan. A turboshaft maybe, but not a turbofan.

 

[bocefus]

I'm assuming he's talking about steam turbines, not "turbofans" per se. The M1 Abrams tank is also powered by a gas turbine, but it would be misleading to refer to it as a turbofan. A turboshaft maybe, but not a turbofan.

Perhaps, I'm well familiar with turboshaft engines in marine vessels, tanks etc.
The M1 is powered by a variant of the LTS-101 helicopter engine, GE produced versions of the J-79 for marine propulsion and PWC has many PT-6 variants for marine propulsion. I can't for the life of me imagine a turbofan in any application other than aircraft.

 

[belchfire]

The BAE Jetstream has two apu's...

One on each wing!

(and they do an outstanding job of
turning kerosene into noise)

hehehe

 

[BD King]

Thanks guys. I thought a turbo fan was a groupie.

 

[9GClub]

Thanks guys. I thought a turbo fan was a groupie.

No problem, there's no such thing as a stupid question, right boys and girls!!??

Actually, wait a second.......




Incidentally, if a turbo fan is a groupie, what's a scramjet?

 

[Dizel8]

"Turbofan engines sound pleasant"

No, they sound boring. Nothing says good morning like a CJ-610 at max power early in the am.

"Incidentally, if a turbo fan is a groupie, what's a scramjet"?

You running away from the girlfriend when she says she is pregnant?