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Two forms of jet engine. In the turbojet, air passing into the air intake is compressed by the compressor and fed into the combustion chamber where fuel burns. The hot gases formed are expelled at high speed from the rear of the engine, driving the engine forwards and turning a turbine which drives the compressor. In the turbofan, some air flows around the combustion chamber and mixes with the exhaust gases. This arrangement is more efficient and quieter than the turbojet.
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Jet engine assembly plant.

Method of propulsion in which an object is propelled in one direction by a jet, or stream of gases, moving in the other. This follows from Isaac Newton's third law of motion: ‘To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.’ The most widespread application of the jet principle is in the jet (gas turbine) engine, the most common kind of aircraft engine.
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