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Old 31st Mar 2009, 05:16
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Bullethead
 
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G'day Euclidessn,

The letter 'K' is the standard metric abbreviation for one thousand, I'm sure you already know this. 1 kilogram being 1000 grams, 100 kilograms being 100,000 grams etc.

The abreviation you mentioned
An 27K engine
is a little incorrect in that it doesn't state the unit of measurement but in the aviation industry it is accepted to mean a 27,000lbs thrust engine.

Regards,
BH.
(B767 driver with 60k engines )
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