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25th Jan 2006, 12:19

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barit1

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Fan blades are expensive hardware. Replacing even half a set will buy a lot of ramp-cleaning.

But it goes beyond that; even if you can save blades by dressing, their efficiency (fuel burn) suffers, and that is a long-term cost.