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 In the Aerofly FS 2 there are a handful of different engines to propel an aircraft. There are engines that drive [[propeller|propellers]] through a driveshaft and there are jet-engines that directly create a thrust. In the Aerofly FS 2 there are a handful of different engines to propel an aircraft. There are engines that drive [[propeller|propellers]] through a driveshaft and there are jet-engines that directly create a thrust.
  
 +===== Propeller Propulsion =====
 +
 +A [[propeller]] in the Aerofly FS 2 is usually connected to a [[rigidbody]] object. That ''Body'' is then rotated around a [[jointmulti]] by a drive shaft [[jointtorque|torque connection]]. So in short: the engine acts a torque upon the driveshaft which turns the propeller that then creates thrust based on its rotation speed, pitch and [[airfoil]].
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 +In the Aerofly FS 2 there are a couple of engines to choose from:
 +  * Turboshaft engines made from [[aircraft:tmd:turbo_engines|turbo engine components]]
 +  * [[engine|Combustion engine]]
 +  * [[electric_engine|Electric engine]]
 +
 +See the guide to [[aircraft:tmd:turbo_engines|turbo engine components]] for more detail.
 ===== Jet-Stream-Engines ===== ===== Jet-Stream-Engines =====
  
 Jet stream engines compress air, mix it with fuel, burn it in a combustion chamber and accelerate the hot gases through turbine blades. There are numerous ways to create such an engine and each has their own characteristics. In the Aerofly FS 2 the following jet stream engines are implemented: Jet stream engines compress air, mix it with fuel, burn it in a combustion chamber and accelerate the hot gases through turbine blades. There are numerous ways to create such an engine and each has their own characteristics. In the Aerofly FS 2 the following jet stream engines are implemented:
  
-  * jet_engine +  * [[aircraft:tmd:turbo_engines|modular turbo engines]] for high by-pass-ratio turbofan engines used for airliners like the A320, B747 and low by-pass-ratio engine for jet trainers like the MB339 alike. 
-  * turbofan +  * [[turbofan]], [[turbojet]] legacy engines with simplified simulation (usage will be faded out over time). 
-  * turbojet+  * [[jet_engine]] afterburning turbojet engine used in fighter jets like the F15E or F18. 
 + 
 +See our guide to [[aircraft:tmd:turbo_engines|modular turbo engines]] for more detail. 
 +===== Rocket Engine ===== 
 + 
 +Rocket Engines are currently only partly implemented. The ''rocketengine'' class is still recognized but currently broken (as of today, 23rd of Jan. 2017). It might be re-added later, please contact us if you need this type of propulsion for your project. Here is a pretty image of a Laval nozzle in the mean time :D 
 +{{ :aircraft:tmd:rocketengine.png?nolink |}} 
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aircraft/tmd/propulsion.1485201313.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/01/23 20:55 by jh