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Old 21st Sep 2009, 18:58
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Jhieminga
 
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Do you mean the 4 or 6 inches or so of pipe that stick out from the flap track fairing? It is visible on quite a few photos of the prototype on this page: Early days
From that I'd say it was modified early in the development (the fairings look different on the roll-out photos), probably as part of the drag reduction program or because the fuel spray pattern wasn't satisfactory.

That's my two cents from looking at a few photos, I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will come up with the true answer.
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