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Old 22nd December 2007 | 12:39
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411A
 
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Fires after starting fuel injected engines can be a problem IF the happless pilot overprimed the engine(s) prior to actually starting the beast.
Puddle of fuel underneath...wooosh, up it goes.
I personally watched a CE401 do this many years ago...after the inferno there wasn't enough left of the aeroplane to fit in a shoebox.
Ashes...totally
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