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Old 04-04-2009, 11:45 AM   #68
sclitheroe
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Originally Posted by T@T View Post
As far as I know the CF-18 still uses the old GE 404 engines which does not have a "staged" afterburning system like the Pratt and Whitney, It has spray nozzles that as you throttle up dump more fuel to be burnt. If you want to say "full" afterburner it means the plane is probably going supersonic at that point. In the CF-18 the Afterburner is on or not and the pilots aren't allowed to light them very often, especially over populated areas.



My apology's, I was drunk as a skunk last night, didn't get layed and got ripped off by the cab driver who took me home.
My bad too...the CF-18's don't yet have the newer F404-GE-402 engines with multi-stage burners. Not sure if they are scheduled to get those as a part of their modernization projects.
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