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    • gjacobse
      gjacobse last edited by

      Airbus flew its electric plane across the English Channel for the first time Friday — hours after an independent French pilot made a similar voyage, beating the aeronautics giant in this symbolically important step toward making electronic flight viable in the long term.

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      • gjacobse
        gjacobse last edited by

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        • Dashrender
          Dashrender last edited by

          They call this a jet, but is it really? Doesn't a jet require a combustion chamber?

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          • gjacobse
            gjacobse last edited by

            It does mention it as a 'jet,' however it is a ducted fan.

            However jet can mean a number of different things, a slab of steal can be cut with a water jet.

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              A Former User last edited by

              Jet is normally a Jet of air vs propeller based as far as I know. Not necessarily a Jet engine.

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                hubtechagain last edited by

                jet1
                jet/Submit
                noun
                noun: jet; plural noun: jets
                1.
                a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening.
                "a high-pressure shower with pulsating jets"

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                  hubtechagain last edited by

                  man, i'm a jet after a good burrito.

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                  • scottalanmiller
                    scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                    @Dashrender said:

                    They call this a jet, but is it really? Doesn't a jet require a combustion chamber?

                    Yes, to be a jet you have to have jet propulsion.

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                    • scottalanmiller
                      scottalanmiller @hubtechagain last edited by

                      @hubtechagain said:

                      jet1
                      jet/Submit
                      noun
                      noun: jet; plural noun: jets
                      1.
                      a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening.
                      "a high-pressure shower with pulsating jets"

                      Interesting, so servers are "jets" then, I guess.

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                      • dafyre
                        dafyre @scottalanmiller last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @hubtechagain said:

                        jet/Submit
                        noun
                        noun: jet; plural noun: jets

                        1. a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening.
                          "a high-pressure shower with pulsating jets"

                        Interesting, so servers are "jets" then, I guess.

                        Yes. Ithink they qualify. Especially when you first turn them on, that is their takeoff speed. 8-)
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                        • Dashrender
                          Dashrender @gjacobse last edited by

                          @g.jacobse said:

                          It does mention it as a 'jet,' however it is a ducted fan.

                          However jet can mean a number of different things, a slab of steal can be cut with a water jet.

                          Sure those other 'jets' are fine because there is context. In this context though, these planes aren't 'jets,' they are ducted fan planes.

                          I wonder what the sound differences are between these vs jets vs turbo props, etc?

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