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Piston engine model. You enter values based on commonly available data and this model creates reasonable output values.
Piston engine model. You enter values based on commonly available data and this model creates reasonable output values.
=== Configuration File Format ===
=== Configuration File Format ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
  <piston_engine name="{string}">
  <piston_engine name="{string}">
   <minmp unit="{INHG | PA | ATM}"> {number} </minmp>
   <minmp unit="{INHG | PA | ATM}"> {number} </minmp>
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   <cooling-factor> {number} </cooling-factor>  
   <cooling-factor> {number} </cooling-factor>  
  </piston_engine>
  </piston_engine>
</syntaxhighlight>
=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
* Intake & Throttle
* Intake & Throttle
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== FGTurbine ==
== FGTurbine ==
The jet turbine engine
The jet turbine engine
=== Configuration File Format ===
=== Configuration File Format ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
  <turbine_engine name="{string}">
  <turbine_engine name="{string}">
   <milthrust unit="{LBS | N}"> {number} </milthrust>
   <milthrust unit="{LBS | N}"> {number} </milthrust>
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   <injection-time> {number} </injection-time>
   <injection-time> {number} </injection-time>
  </turbine_engine>
  </turbine_engine>
</syntaxhighlight>


=== Parameter definitions ===
=== Parameter definitions ===
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|Time, in seconds, of water injection duration
|Time, in seconds, of water injection duration
|}
|}
=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
*Bypass ratio is used only to estimate engine acceleration time.  The effect of bypass ratio on engine efficiency is already included in the TSFC value.  Feel free to set this parameter (even for turbojets) to whatever value gives a desired spool-up rate. Default value is 0.
*Bypass ratio is used only to estimate engine acceleration time.  The effect of bypass ratio on engine efficiency is already included in the TSFC value.  Feel free to set this parameter (even for turbojets) to whatever value gives a desired spool-up rate. Default value is 0.
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== FGTurboprop ==
== FGTurboprop ==
The turboprop engine
The turboprop engine
=== Parameter definitions ===
=== Parameter definitions ===
{| class="prettytable"
{| class="prettytable"
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== FGRocket ==
== FGRocket ==
The rocket engine
The rocket engine
== FGElectric ==
== FGElectric ==
Simple thrust producer. You enter the max power as <power unit="WATTS"> and the engine model produces throttle_setting*power watts of output.
Simple thrust producer. You enter the max power as <power unit="WATTS"> and the engine model produces throttle_setting*power watts of output.
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* http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/JSBSim/classJSBSim_1_1FGTurbine.html
* http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/JSBSim/classJSBSim_1_1FGTurbine.html
* http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/JSBSim/classJSBSim_1_1FGTurboProp.html
* http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/JSBSim/classJSBSim_1_1FGTurboProp.html
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