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Their engines are jet turbines that use the jet's thrust to spin a prop.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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After all, the strains on a jumbo jet turbine are far greater: 400 takeoff and landing cycles in a year, massive swings in thrust and temperature, sucking in unfiltered air.
FORBES: Energy
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Four turbofan jet engines, with afterburners, are each able to provide more than 30, 000-lbs of thrust.
BBC: Profile: B-1 bomber