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Old 06-30-2012, 08:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
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You can't directly compare things like jet engines and rockets to car engines, because there is the component of propulsive efficiency; At 0 mph, they're all 0% efficient overall because they're not moving anything. Rockets and jets are great at putting out pressurized gas, but it's very hard to convert that to mechanical power.
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