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9th June 2011 | 01:19

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barit1

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From: flyover country USA

4.5 lbf/hp seems pretty high to me, but I am open to seeing hard numbers.

BTW, the J31 jet engine (aka GE I-16) was 1600 lbf static thrust, not 2000 lbf. This might make the 4.5:1 prop thrust value on the conservative side.

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