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Date:         Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:07:53 -0500 (CDT)
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From:         Alexis Montanez <montana@pxa.parks.slu.edu>
Subject:      Re: water injection





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
> 
> --------------------------------------




            You  are  corect  in  what  you  are  saying.
   Have  you  ride  in  one  of  those?  DO  you  thing  I  sould  
   build  a vw  engine  with  turbo  and  add  that  system?
   Hou  long  should  take  in  1/4  mile?  Do  you  think  should  work?




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