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Old 1st August 2005 | 22:20
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Bmused55
 
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I thought it was implied this electric motor could be used to taxi, not just puchback.

Therefore at a busy airport where you could be looking at 30 mins taxi time, you need not turn the engine on untill you were number 3 or 4 for take off.

The fuel saved with this method would be a very strong selling point for this.
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