1. Afterburners offer a mechanically simple way to augment thrust and are used on both turbojets and turbofans.

2. The company was renamed BMW Triebwerkbau GmbH in 1957, and began producing General Electric J79-11A turbojets for the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter program.

3. Otherwise, it would run out of fuel before reaching Europe.) Afterburners offer a mechanically simple way to augment thrust and are used on both turbojets and turbofans.