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Old February 5th 06, 05:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Default How much can they take?

How much water can these engines suck in before they start to foul out?

I remember watching a documentary on PBS several years ago about the
development of the triple seven. They showed Pratt & Whitney developing the
new engines. The engines were running on the test bed and they basically
had something like four huge firehoses spraying water in the engines. They
didn't miss a beat.

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada