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Old 12th March 2008 | 05:17
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411A
 
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Ahh, yes, PRT's.
Having flown 1649 Connies for awhile, I found that the average life of a PRT was 150 hours...200 tops.
However, when the 3350 turbocompound engine was running properly, is was very smooth indeed....almost turbine like.
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