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afterburningMethod of increasing the thrust of a gas turbine (jet) aeroplane engine by spraying additional fuel into the hot exhaust duct between the turbojet and the tailpipe where it ignites. Used for short-term increase of power during takeoff, or during combat in military aircraft. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The first Tomcat pilot selected full afterburner and worked to
align his fuselage with the other airplane's. We took off, we immediately
went into this supercruise profile which you climb in afterburner, you
level off at 50,000 feet, you pull it back out of afterburner,
you're cruising at better than 1. EPA alleges that Wabash Alloys failed to comply with federal
requirements for operating its scrap dryer afterburner, its scrap dryer
filter system and its furnace filter system. |
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