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I understand that Thrust can be greater than Drag which accelerates the aircraft. I am just trying to renconcile the "power" that the engine is producing. When the a/c is barely moving, based on P = F*V, the power would be very low, which doesn't make sense unless you can calculate the power...

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Power = F * V So the jet engine's power is it's cruise thrust times the cruise velocity When the jet engine is at full throttle, while accelerating to cruise speed, the thrust is approximately the same but the velocity is increasing from zero to cruise...

Trying to remember some basics. I know the thrust of a jet engine. I'm thinking about equivalent HP. I can establish HP at a given speed, but what about while accelerating? I will display my ignorance here :( Power for static, non accelerating flight: Power = [Thrust x Airspeed] Thrust...

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