Turbo fans and turboprops typically are dual spindle with the aft turbine section driving the fan or prop and the forward turbine section driving the compressor...true jets are typically single spool...pretty inefficient.
https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-sale On Nov 4, 2015 7:34 AM, "JAMES DUFF via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > That's correct Bill, > > > A gas turbine producing thrust via a propeller is a turbo prop. A turbo > jet uses a Newtonian reaction from exhaust gases for thrust. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > From:"Bill Wood via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> > Date:Wed, 4 Nov, 2015 at 13:30 > Subject:KR> Jet vs Turbo prop? > > Ok guys.. now I am a little confused.. > > I am new at this game, I just finished my ground school and going over my > class work we went thru power plants for air craft. > > The picture that I saw of the KR was a gas turbine with a prop on it.. Yes? > > So, correct me if I am wrong, that would indicate that it is a turbo prop? > Correct? > > Otherwise, if it was a jet, it would use exhaust thrust out the rear and > wouldn't have a prop? Correct? > > Bill > > > > > > jet engine > > > > > On Nov 2, 2015, at 4:43 PM, Chris Prata via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org > <mailto:krnet at list.krnet.org>> wrote: > > > > > > are we talking jet engine, or turboprop (original remarks)? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > <mailto:KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org> please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html see > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
