bypass engine

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bypass engine

A type of gas turbine engine in which a portion of compressor air is bypassed around the combustion chamber and into the tailpipe. A bypass engine permits a higher combustion temperature than in a pure jet engine, with consequent improved efficiency in terms of higher thrust and low specific fuel consumption.

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With its superior comfort, advanced avionics and efficient, high- bypass engines (available from Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney, as well as from GE), the Boeing 767 has the lowest seat-mile cost of any widebody jet in service.