"Robert Moore" wrote in message
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"Darkwing" wrote
How does rated thrust for a jet engine translate to actual power?

I know that this is going to be hard to believe, but...because of the
formula for computing "horsePOWER", when the jet is not moving, there
is no "POWER" being produced, just thrust. At somewhere around 300 KTS,
one pound of thrust will equal one horsepower. Google it!

However, this still doesn't tell us anything because the aircraft engines do
not need to produce max thrust at 300 Kts. Even at normal cruise, the jet
engines of most production aircraft are only producing about 25-30% of max
thrust.