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glass jet engine

Post by Capt_Caveman »

I saw this and thought it was too cool not to share.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRXUPn_0LXU
you can really see why N2 temp is so important
note the cool down cycle at shutdown

[Edited on 2-4-2014 by capt_cronic]
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That's really cool! :)
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Wow, that's amazing. Don't often get to see the inside of a jet engine work and heat up like that.
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