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Old 19th Feb 2008, 16:37
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airfoilmod
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Ice crystals may as well be sand in a pump at that pressure. Tolerating "Water" in Fuel, at any amount obviously opens the door to bad outcomes. Not my Job to point out proximate cause in this one, but a reading of any report gives one a "sense" of where it's going. Cavitation is possible so is Water ice buildup. "Vapour Lock" is a possibility, but so is Delta mmHg in the Low pressure side, a reduction that "pills" ice crystals out of solution to accumulate in parts of the Fuel Journey that cause "Restricted Flow", partial Starvation, and a further reduction, production cycle that exacerbates "Spool Down". I think this report is what I call a "Potentiating release", something intended to set the stage for an "outcome" that is as pleasant as can be to the Players. That two Majors are rewriting Fuel Protocols is a sign this may be true. That BBC already has gotten to the destination I'm implying, is instructive.

Last edited by airfoilmod; 19th Feb 2008 at 16:43. Reason: Add a Comma.