To: Paleo Conservative
Not sure what that picture is, but do you remember this?
To: Central Scrutiniser
Believe me, CS, the noise from the UDF was what killed it.
Being near it on takeoff was like having a chainsaw going through the middle of your brain.
To: Central Scrutiniser
It was an experimental unducted fan engine. They were tested on both 727's and MD-80's back in the late 1980's. They were supposed to drastically cut fuel consumption, but they were very noisy.
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08/13/2005 10:03:00 PM PDT by
Paleo Conservative
(France is an example of retrograde chordate evolution.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
I don't know, but it looks like it could whip up one mean frozen margarita.
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