• xxce2AAb@feddit.dk
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    2 months ago

    Essentially yes. The reason why the engine in a fighter jet is referred to as a power plant is that it does more than merely provide propulsion - it also generates the energy required to drive all the other systems of the plane, some of which can be pretty power hungry. Radar in particular.

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      2 months ago

      That makes sense. I thought they didn’t have enough power to produce the planes. Which would be strange XD