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- 24 Feb 2010, 16:31
- Forum: Military aviation
- Topic: Airbus A400M to fly this week
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5165
Re: Airbus A400M to fly this week
A ducted fan-jet engine such as those used on airliners is more efficient than a turboprop. Because the fan turns at the same speed as the power turbine, the thrust produced is a function of the engine speed. A turboprop, on the other hand, allows the engine speed to be maintained at high speed whil...
- 24 Feb 2010, 16:25
- Forum: Flight simulation
- Topic: flight simulator X
- Replies: 13
- Views: 29864
Re: flight simulator X
The first 3 answers are all correct and cover all of the bases. Except they all forget that if you crash in a real Cessna you have a real problem. If you crash in a Cessna on MS Flight X you can reset and try again and again with no pain or expense. Do you play any other video games? They can be dif...