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Old 2nd Aug 2016, 10:14
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Wunwing
 
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I disagree with you about the B747 water injection.
It was reasonably reliable and in the case of the airline I flew with remained widely used until the aircraft were replaced with RR engine new ones after about 1979 .
It was however a bit nerve racking in use ,particularly for the FE.I don't remember the engines being designated with a W. Our final ones were JT9 7Fs (from memory).

In the case of the 707s water disappeared fairly early when the JT3s were fan modified.
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