Originally Posted by
chimbu warrior
43 inches I'm intrigued. Never flown a Saab, but is it correct that the pilots manually select ignition after the fuel goes in?
It's some sort of left over from the A model having clockwork engine electrics. The SAAB has an auto start system where you can just hit start with levers in the right position and it does the rest. But certain operators felt it had issues so they use a motoring start where you put the fuel in start once reaching an Ng threshold and then ignition to auto,
AFAIK it's only an Australian thing. One excuse I heard was that it reduced torching, but the technique seems to be in favor of torching if you think about it, in any case the B model has a digital system, so much more refined and reactive to changes.