Sentence examples for turbojet engine from inspiring English sources

The first turbojet engine was patented in 1930 by the British engineer Frank Whittle, and in the decades since (along with the advent of the turbofan), jet engines have been put to use in a variety of applications, from passenger liners to helicopters.

The subsonic missile is powered by a turbojet engine.

This supersonic missile was powered by a turbojet engine to a range of 400 450 miles.

Figure 8.4 Performance of an ideal turbojet engine as a function of flight Mach number.

In most cases the afterburner can nearly double the thrust of a turbojet engine.

Figure 11.16: Performance of an ideal turbojet engine as a function of flight Mach number.

Figure 8.5 Performance of an ideal turbojet engine as a function of compressor pressure ratio and flight Mach number.

In a turbojet engine, the principal control is the throttle, with auxiliary devices such as water injection and afterburners.

Figure 11.17: Performance of an ideal turbojet engine as a function of compressor pressure ratio and flight Mach number.

The B-52H switched from turbojet engines to more efficient turbofans.

With its four turbojet engines, it could cruise at 550 miles per hour, almost twice as fast as the Constellation.