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Old 8th Nov 2006, 09:21
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Surprisingly I cannot find this on CB's site .

In order to produce more thrust at take-off, the aircraft can take-off either 'un-pressurised', or 'pressurised' by using the APU compressor to provide an air supply. This reduces the bleed air demand on the engines, thus either reducing the exhaust temperature at take-off or allowing more thrust to be used.
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