SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING THRUST FROM A TURBOFAN ENGINE

A method and a system for synthesizing thrust from a turbofan engine (100) are provided. The turbofan engine (100) comprising a compressor section (14), a combustor (16), and a turbine section (18) in serial fluid flow communication. The engine is operated and, during the operating of the turbofan engine (100), a pressure of fluid at an exit of the compressor section (14) and a temperature of fluid at a location upstream of the exit of the compressor section (14) are determined. A synthesized value of thrust from the turbofan engine (100) is determined based on a product of at least a first factor and a second factor, the first factor being a function of the pressure and the second factor being a function of the temperature. The synthesized value of thrust from the turbofan engine (100) is output.