"Just keep running! They're gaining on us!" Trent shouted to her, then glanced over his shoulder. The two men in ski masks clambered down the fire escape and were closing the gap between them. Suddenly one raised a gun as he ran. Adrenaline surged through Trent's body. "Go! Go! Go!" he called out, and Devin heard the fear in his voice and put on the afterburners in the snow.
2007-01-06 12:05:42 · 5 answers · asked by Effy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
an afterburner is a component of a jet engine (generally fighter jets) and forces more fuel into the engine to give more thrust and therefore more speed to the jet. In this context, the person dug up more energy to run faster as their fear took over.
2007-01-06 12:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Modus Operandi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The big advantage of an afterburner is that you can significantly increase the thrust of the engine without adding much weight or complexity to the engine. An afterburner is nothing but a set of fuel injectors, a tube and flame holder that the fuel burns in, and an adjustable nozzle. A jet engine with an afterburner needs an adjustable nozzle so that it can work both with the afterburners on and off. In other words Devin poured on more power!!!
2007-01-06 12:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first response is correct, but to envision, maybe this will help:
In jumping from housetop to house top Father Christmas uses the reigndeer team.
In traveling from villiage to villiage he has a specially designed double turbo Rolls power plant that will top 200mph.
Inter continential travel must be done quickly.
As soon as he clears land, he fires up a Whit-Pranty jet and puts his foot down. That automatically kicks in the after burner and he makes the jumps at over 2400 miles an hour, Mach III.
The RAF fighter pilots (his volunteer escorts) work relays with the US air force to keep up with him.
Helping design and retrofit the sleigh was great, according to an old elf on the design team.
--Charles, That Cheeky Lad
2007-01-06 18:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An "afterburner" is a device to burn unused fuel in a jet engine's exhaust, and thereby gain a bit more power and speed from a sort of rocket effect.
The author of your quotation must be referring to Devin putting in a bit of extra adrenaline-induced effort to escape his pursuers.
2007-01-06 12:18:37 · answer #4 · answered by andrew f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur with the previous statements.
2007-01-07 01:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by A Teesside Smart**** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋