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Old 11-11-2009, 06:05 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Man, I love engines whose life expectancy is measured in minutes rather than miles...
I found a "road test" of a P-51D by CAR and DRIVER from years ago.
Under the performance header they mentioned that the engine could be operated for 5-minutes at maximum power "under wartime emergencies."
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