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Shaft horse power (SHP)

Definitions

  • Turboshaft engines are rated in shaft horsepower and calculated by use of a dynamometer device. Shaft horsepower is exhaust thrust converted to a rotating shaft.

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration ยท 2021