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Engine type that thrusts intermittently
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pulsejet
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n. a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
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A pulsejet engine (or pulse jet ) is a type of jet engine in which combustion occurs in pulses . A pulsejet engine can be made with few or no moving parts , and is capable of running statically (i.e. it does not need to have air forced into its inlet typically ...
Usage examples of pulsejet.
The ferry shifted to pulsejet mode as soon as the initial blast lifted it from the pad.
Though they could hear the distant thunder of pulsejets, the sky was clear of buzz bombs.
A pulsejet develops thrust at rest, and could boost a vehicle to high subsonic velocity where ramjets become efficient.