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[Miloch]

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[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

Interesting that the middle engine intake is covered.

[Miloch]

In article >, not my real pseudonym
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>Interesting that the middle engine intake is covered.

Just a guess but I think the pic is from the factory and in intake is covered
during the assembly process.




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[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On 30 Jan 2018 07:03:53 -0800, Miloch >
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>In article >, not my real pseudonym
>says...
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>>Interesting that the middle engine intake is covered.
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>Just a guess but I think the pic is from the factory and in intake is covered
>during the assembly process.

Makes sense. Better than my first hypothesis that they were trying to
hide the third engine from prying Russian satellites that didn't exist
yet. =}