"35,000 pounds of thrust"
Can anyone compare this to other commercial and military engines?
Can anyone compare this to other commercial and military engines?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce/Snecma_Olympus_593
Supersonic jets like the F5 might use something like the GE J85 which produces a base 3,500 lbf or 5,000 with an afterburner [3].
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_TFE731
Even in the US though, they are relatively limited in where they can fly and require an experimental aircraft authorization. It’s relatively impractical in most of Europe because they’re not allowed to fly above populated areas except to take off and land (at least in the US)
>It’s relatively impractical in most of Europe because they’re not allowed to fly above populated areas except to take off and land (at least in the US)
FWIW this is mostly a US problem.
Or quite a bit more for a more equitable comparison, the F135 reaches 43 with afterburners, but it "only" reaches 28 dry.
According to TFA, this fantasy doesn't have afterburners (although the Tu-144D didn't either though, and the RD-36-51 is documented at a pretty incredible 54000 lbf, then again the 144 was not exactly a cheap and efficient plane).