Aircraft Engines

The large majority of the Empire's naval warships are powered by nuclear power. The Republic first evaluated nuclear power on warships in the 1940s and the first nuclear powered vessels in the Republican Navy were nuclear ballistic missile submarines, namely the Nautilus class. Since then, shipborne nuclear reactors have advanced to be small, highly efficient, and capable of lasting some time. In the 1980s, the Empire adopted a new designation system for these powerplants as SNR. Dry thrust is given as maximum military power except for turboprops, which is given as the maximum continuous power. Wet thrust is given as afterburner except on turboprop engines, which lists the maximum power available.

Designation Type Dry Thrust Wet Thrust Max Ceiling Vectoring In-Service
LDC-TF-1A Turbofan 28,000 lbf. 50,000 lbf. 70,000 ft. Vertical Yes
LDC-TF-2A Turbofan 17,000 lbf. 30,000 lbf. 70,000 ft. None No
LDC-TF-2B Turbofan 14,600 lbf. 30,780 lbf. 70,000 ft. None No
LDC-TF-2C Turbofan 17,850 lbf. 32,550 lbf. 70,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-3A Turbofan 172,269 lbf. - 60,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-4A Turbofan 28,681 lbf. 44,125 lbf. 70,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-5A Turbofan 37,770 lbf. 62,950 lbf. 70,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-6A Turbofan 52,000 lbf. - 80,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-6B Turbofan 22,000 lbf. - 95,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-7A Turbofan 9,065 lbf. - 50,000 ft. None No
LDC-TF-7B Turbofan 10,600 lbf. - 50,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TJ-8A Turobjet 12,000 lbf. 18,250 lbf. 60,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-9A Turboshaft 1,900 shp 2,185 shp 25,000 ft. NOTAR Yes
LDC-TS-9B Turboshaft 1,950 shp 2,135 shp 25,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-10A Turboshaft 3,000 shp 3,450 shp 20,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-RJ-11A Ramjet 1,500 lbf. - 105,000 ft. None No
LDC-RJ-11B Ramjet 2,750 lbf. - 105,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-12A Turboshaft 855 shp 940 shp 20,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TP-13A Turboprop 4,100 shp 4,350 shp 35,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TP-14A Turboprop 1,600 shp 1,840 shp 38,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-15A Turbofan 16,900 lbf. 27,600 lbf. 65,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-15B Turbofan 16,000 lbf. 26,000 lbf. 65,000 ft. Vertical Yes
LDC-TF-16A Turbofan 22,000 lbf. 30,000 lbf. 70,000 ft. Vertical No
LDC-TF-16B Turbofan 24,000 lbf. 37,550 lbf. 70,000 ft. Vertical Yes
LDC-TR-17A Turbo-Ramjet 30,880 lbf. 42,000 lbf. 105,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TR-17B Turbo-Ramjet 22,800 lbf. 38,000 lbf. 85,000 ft. 3D Yes
LDC-TR-17C Turbo-Ramjet 32,000 lbf. 43,550 lbf. 125,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-18A Turbofan 19,400 lbf. 32,000 lbf. 65,000 ft. Vertical Yes
LDC-TF-19A Turbofan 26,375 lbf. 39,565 lbf. 75,000 ft. Vertical Yes
LDC-TS-20A Turboshaft 1,546 shp 1,828 shp 25,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-21A Turboshaft 837 shp 925 shp 25,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-21B Turboshaft 800 shp 885 shp 25,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-22A Turboshaft 3,305 shp 3,800 shp 25,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-23A Turbofan 9,750 lbf. - 55,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-24A Turbofan 27,000 lbf. - 45,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-PF-25A Propfan 15,000 shp - 50,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-EE-26A Two-Stroke 33 hp - 15,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-27A Turbofan 3,150 lbf. - 25,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-28A Turbofan 2,375 lbf. - 60,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-29A Turbofan 16,000 lbf. - 80,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-30A Turbofan 115,540 lbf. - 50,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-31A Turbofan 81,500 lbf. - 60,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-32A Turbofan 59,200 lbf. - 45,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TP-33A Turboprop 3,400 shp - 30,000 ft. None No
LDC-TP-33B Turboprop 4,640 shp - 35,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TP-34A Turboprop 11,060 shp - 45,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-35A Turbofan 6,400 lbf. - 75,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-36A Turbofan 9,892 lbf. - 55,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-37A Turbofan 6,250 lbf. - 50,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-38A Turboshaft 6,150 shp 6,500 shp 30,000 ft. PIvotable Yes
LDC-TF-39A Turbofan 16,500 lbf. - 40,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TF-40A Turbofan 23,500 lbf. - 50,000 ft. VTOL Yes
LDC-TF-40B Turbofan 27,500 lbf. - 60,000 ft. VTOL Yes
LDC-RE-41A Radial 2,800 shp 3,000 shp 34,000 ft. None Yes
LDC-TS-42A Turboshaft 4,694 shp 4,960 shp 32,000 ft. Pivotable Yes
LDC-TS-43A Turboshaft 701 shp 813 shp 25,000 ft. None Yes

 
 
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