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To: boomop1

Something like that on takeoff.......usually both engines quitting at once and a quick decision to eject. A lot of other failures would involve flying around for a while and running checklists to solve the problem.


20 posted on 02/22/2008 7:43:13 PM PST by aviator (Armored Pest Control)
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To: aviator
Something like that on takeoff.......usually both engines quitting at once and a quick decision to eject

B-2 has Four General Electric F118-GE-100 engines, 17,300 lbs thrust each. Non-after burning version of F101 used on B-1. Also same core as F110, which powers about 85% of the F-16s.

176 posted on 02/25/2008 10:55:24 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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