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Old 25th August 2005 | 02:28
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vapilot2004
 
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From: fairly close to the colonial capitol
Much lighter power transformers in electronic equipment can be used with 400hz AC as opposed to 50/60 cycles.

Pre-1970, before electronic (transistorized) inverters were common, aircraft used mechanical inverters - A DC motor directly driving a 400hz generator.
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