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Old 6th Sep 2007, 14:27
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Razor61
 
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I'm going to look really stupid now....
But isn't the reheat blue while stationary or just starting the take off run because there is a limited amount of cold air being sucked in while on the ground... whereas in the air, cold air is literally forced in rapidly which could in effect cool down the burner slightly to make it an orange colour as you see it when it's airborne and whizzing about the sky.
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