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Old 12-13-2010, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by fireflyerz View Post
Lets not get too carried away... PLEASE -Watch the whole vid to see what happens as engine revs are increased and decreased.
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Very nice example showing the persistence of the blue flame at night and why nightfighters like Hurricanes had the exhaust stack guard over them.

That's a Griffon engine btw but I expect the Merlins were similar especially according to anecdotal evidence from the actual pilots.
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