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An aircraft with a turbojet engine is flying at 250 m/s. The uninstalled thrust produced by the engine is 60000 N. The heating value of the fuel is 44 x 106 J/kg. The engine has a thermal efficiency of 35% while burning the fuel at a rate of 3 kg/s. Assume the engine exit pressure to be equal to the ambient pressure. What is the propulsion efficiency of the engine under these conditions (in percentage)?
A
32.5
B
35.0
C
11.4
D
92.4

Correct : a

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