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Old 11-17-2010, 11:27 AM   #36 (permalink)
gone-ot
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
IIRC, it wasn't long before they realized they didn't need the ICE in the middle.
...LOL, "true" ie: SC-ICE-TC.

...however, just about any ICE aircraft engine gets BETTER fuel economy (but not SPEED) than any equivalent JET engine.

...example: with only 8,760 gallons of 115/145 AVGAS, we (Lockheed EC-121) could stay airborne for 18-20 hours...and still have reserve! Try that in a jet--NOT (ha,ha)!

...that's what "patrol" planes need--endurance, not speed--ie: "time (loiter) on station" to the maximum extent possible.

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