AFTERBURNER

INTRODUCTION

• To move an airplane through the air, thrust is generated by some kind of propulsion
system. Most modern fighter aircraft employ an afterburner on either a low bypass
turbofan or a turbojet.
• A simple way to get the necessary thrust is to add an afterburner to a core turbojet.
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FUNCTION
• Its purpose is to provide an increase in thrust.
• To turn the turbine. (TURBOJET).
• To gain back some energy.

HOW?
• By overcoming a sharp rise in drag near the speed of sound.
• By injecting fuel directly into the hot exhaust.