The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm was capable of building the future European fighter jet by itself as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project.
Essentially yes. The reason why the engine in a fighter jet is referred to as a power plant is that it does more than merely provide propulsion - it also generates the energy required to drive all the other systems of the plane, some of which can be pretty power hungry. Radar in particular.
Essentially yes. The reason why the engine in a fighter jet is referred to as a power plant is that it does more than merely provide propulsion - it also generates the energy required to drive all the other systems of the plane, some of which can be pretty power hungry. Radar in particular.
That makes sense. I thought they didn’t have enough power to produce the planes. Which would be strange XD
It’s pretty field-specific terminology, and I can certainly see how it could be confusing for anyone who doesn’t know about the reason for it.