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14th May 2004 | 22:10

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CJ Driver

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From: Scotland

Fanjet sel-separation?

Hmm. I was taught that on a modern fanjet engine, the fan acts as a pretty effective centrifugal separator, and that relatively little of the incoming rain makes it to the core. Is this in fact true?