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Old 7 November 2009, 08:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
Chock
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Quite a few pilots familiar with WW1 aero engines and the aircraft you find them in have claimed that the original power estimates of old aero engines are too low. They may be right, or may simply be misled by the fact that such engines are usually fitted in fairly compact and light airframes, but it is something you hear from time to time.

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