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Old 5th Dec 2006, 14:02
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Originally Posted by Rigga
Those "Props" have Jet engines too, and use water in exactly the same way as High-Bypass Turbofans, for Hot, High or Heavy performance enhancement. (Does that sound too "Engineery"?)
Thanks rigga,

Yep, i realise that a turboprop is a torque producing gas turbine and that water injection can be used in the same way is it is/was on a jet.
It does seem though that, Harrier aside (which I used to teach as a propulstion instructor on the Harrier Maintenance School; GR3 and T4 vintage ) water injection now only appears on some older turboprops although it may have a use as an omissions reducing method.
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