B737-200 Stage3

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13th May 2002, 09:54

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B737-200 Stage3

Any coments about B737-200 STG3 performance loss compared to B737-200 STG2?

14th May 2002, 08:52

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It's quieter and you can't reach the thermocouples

14th May 2002, 08:59

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My goodness, are they already up to stage 3? Mine's still got straight pipes.

15th May 2002, 17:11

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There is a 1.5% fuel burn hit from the PW mixer and don't believe Nordam's fuel burn numbers either because they "cheated" during certification and nobody can get those same numbers. Other than that I don't think there is much of a weight hit or field length issue.