Aeroengine Safety - 11:112:1124<a style="color:#000" href="https://www.tugraz.at/institute/ittm">Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery and Machine Dynamics</a></br><a href="https://www.tugraz.at">Graz University of Technology</a>
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https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.pngtext/html2020-08-18T18:33:56+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)11.2.4 Afterburner, Tailpipe, and Thrust Reverser
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11.2.4 Afterburner, Tailpipe, and Thrust Reverser
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[ Afterburner, Tailpipe, and Thrust Reverser ]
Afterburner:
Afterburners (AB) are primarily used in military aircraft such as fighters and bombers. Only in special cases (e.g. supersonic passenger aircraft) does one encounter civilian aircraft outfitted with engines with afterburners. Afterburners roughly double the amount of engine thrust relative to the <a id="malfunctioning-thrust-rever…