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Old 24th June 2009 | 07:37
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jhurditch
 
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Electric or Bleed Air start?

Just a quick question.

What are the reasons that a manufacturer will opt for a bleed air crank/start system over an electriclly run crank in a Jet engine. Both will achieve the max motoring needed for start so why is there variation?

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