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Old 19th August 2005 | 19:06
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eckhard
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Sorry to be pedantic, ITCZ, but fuel flow is proportional to thrust in a jet engine and power in a piston engine. As power equals thrust times speed, the power of a jet engine is zero at take-off epr when you're stationary at the threshold and then increases as you accelerate (thrust constant). In a piston however, power remains constant and therefore thrust decreases as you accelerate. (Not really related to thread topic but may be of interest to other nerds like me!)
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