afterburning turbofan engine

An afterburning turbofan engine is a type of jet engine that combines a turbofan’s efficient core and bypass airflow with an additional combustion stage in the exhaust (afterburner) to provide short-term, significantly increased thrust, typically for military aircraft.

Aliases (1)

• jet engine ×1

Instances (4)

• Pratt & Whitney F135 engine
  surface form: "Pratt & Whitney F135"
• Eurojet EJ200
• Snecma M53