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Old 16th March 2007 | 12:23
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freewheeler
 
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Question Water ingestion (jets)

Hello, and I'm wondering if anyone out there can help me understand how a jet engine can cope when flown into severe weather/precipitatation? I understand that a flame-out is possible in extremis, but what actually happens, and what are the design limits for certification; ie L/min or similar? water injections aids combustion in piston engines, what happens in the jet? does a small amount of vater vapour actually improve performance?
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