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The different types of aircraft engines
There are two main families of aircraft engines: piston engines and jet engines.

Aviation began with rotary piston engines like this Gnome OMEGA developed in 1909. These engines have ceased to be manufactured and today they are only found on a few rare collector's aircraft as Daniel Declercq explains to us, member of the association of friends of the Safran museum.

And in this category of jet engines, we find turboprops and turbojets.

Turboprop engines made their appearance in 1945. Like piston engines, they were equipped with a propeller. They are found today on the Airbus A400M or the ATR. They use power-generating turbojet technology to drive a propeller but are limited in terms of thrust.

The technological revolution came in the early 1950s with turbojet engines. Originally they were single-flow, but most are now double-flow, which offers better propulsive performance. They equip a large number of civil and military aircraft, but their characteristics differ depending on their use. Combat aircraft, for example, benefit from post-combustion technology developed in the 1960s, which, by reinjecting fuel, increases engine thrust by 30% to reach supersonic speeds.

 

The different types of aircraft engines
There are two main families of aircraft engines: piston engines and jet engines.

Aviation began with rotary piston engines like this Gnome OMEGA developed in 1909. These engines have ceased to be manufactured and today they are only found on a few rare collector's aircraft as Daniel Declercq explains to us, member of the association of friends of the Safran museum.

And in this category of jet engines, we find turboprops and turbojets.

Turboprop engines made their appearance in 1945. Like piston engines, they were equipped with a propeller. They are found today on the Airbus A400M or the ATR. They use power-generating turbojet technology to drive a propeller but are limited in terms of thrust.

The technological revolution came in the early 1950s with turbojet engines. Originally they were single-flow, but most are now double-flow, which offers better propulsive performance. They equip a large number of civil and military aircraft, but their characteristics differ depending on their use. Combat aircraft, for example, benefit from post-combustion technology developed in the 1960s, which, by reinjecting fuel, increases engine thrust by 30% to reach supersonic speeds.