>On 19 Jul 1995, Harvey Chao wrote: >> RE>>water injection 7/19/95 >> >> To extend this tanget just one more bit - >> >> USAF KC135 tankers used water injection on take-off to boost thurst. The >> injected water increases the mass flow of the engine and hence the thrust. >> One caution, if you are riding in the a/c and don't know about the water >> injection, it runs out shortly after lift off and the sudden and significant >> drop in sound would make you think that the engines (all 4) just quit! >> Harvey All this reminds me of the guy who strapped a JATO(jet assisted take off) unit to the top of his car, and then tried to take a curve in the road before the unit finished its burn cycle.
Cheers, David 74 Thing
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