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Re: force generated by propeller?

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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> writes:

> Christopher Howard wrote:
>> I was wondering if it was possible, without diving too deeply into the
>> math and details, to roughly figure out the lbf that can be generated by
>> a propeller with,
>
> What do you mean by "the lbf that can be generated"?

With the wikipedia articles on jet aircraft, there is usually listed the
pounds-force thrust that is generated by each of the engines, which
along with the empty weight (or whatever additional weight you want to
add) can be used easily to calculate the thrust-to-weight ratio. Some
fighter aircraft achieve 1:1 but most commercial jets are somewhere
around 0.6 to 0.7, from what I can tell.

In the specs I was seeing for propeller aircraft, it seems what is
usually listed is weight-per-horsepower, or power loading. That is
interesting, but I was having trouble seeing how to compare the two.
Thrust is more intuitive to me one can see directly the ratio between
thrust lbf and weight lbs.

-- 
Christopher Howard

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force generated by propeller? Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com> - 2026-01-30 12:17 -0900
  Re: force generated by propeller? Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2026-01-30 15:57 -0800
    Re: force generated by propeller? Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com> - 2026-02-02 07:44 -0900
      Re: force generated by propeller? Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2026-02-02 09:09 -0800
  Re: force generated by propeller? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-01 06:38 +0100
    Re: force generated by propeller? Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com> - 2026-02-02 07:36 -0900

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