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afterburner

Romanian translation: postcombustie

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English term or phrase:	afterburner
Romanian translation:	postcombustie
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09:13 Jan 29, 2006

English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space

English term or phrase: afterburner

It achieves this extraordinary ascent with two Rolls Royce Avon turbo jet engines stacked one on top of the other. Once the afterburners are ignited, they produce 36,500 pounds of thrust, that’s 40 times more than all the race cars in the Indy 500 put together.

E vorba de un avion supersonic.

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postcombustie

Explanation:
Afterburner = postcombustie (metoda de crestere momentana a fortei de tractiune a motorului -turboreactor sau turboelice- prin arderea de combustibil suplimentar in camera de ardere).