To Captain Custard,
Almost right.If you care to check the specs (including ISA specs)you will notice a very large difference between the 502 and 507 (in either E or H,different mod status)in available thrust with GA selected.
Repro
You have been either very lucky or the extra filters in the cockpit supply lines have masked the odours (including the melted rubber bands on the oven doors)Nothing like having the recirc pick-up three feet from the toilet and galley area.I agree with your last statement as to the fate of East-west regards the take-over by Ansett.
Plane Speaker
I also can,t recall any ploughing in (several had the misfortune of having the engines "roll-back"early in the piece including one in Aus (bloody good work by the crew to work that one out)how-ever a few have run out of runway (Including the "royal") After looking inside both motors there is a lot of "minor"differences beside the extra supercharging !
zlin77
Both the Garrett (100 or 150)and Sunstrand apu's have their own faults (I'm sure we can find a band-aid here)
Cheers