most likely Waddington or Farnborough UK?Argus 01 wrote: Do you know the destination for the Super Hornets?
although i also heared people say they might stay till monday.
Florennes EBFS - 02.07.2014
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Re: Florennes EBFS - 02.07.2014
although i also heared people say they might stay till monday.
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Re: EBFS 02-07-2014 FA18Fs
Here is the answer:vavoom01 wrote:Looks to me like a fuel dumpFredL wrote:Does anyone know what is the cause of such white smoke suddenly coming out of the engine ? Obviously nothing serious as it carried out its flight normally.
Arjan
"Actually, that has nothing to do with the fuel dump, as the Tornado’s jettison outlet is located at the top rear of the fin. Instead, it is reheat drain: when reheat is cancelled, there’s a temporary overpressure caused by unburnt fuel (accumulated in the jet pipe, upstream of the nozzles, after being injested by the fuel injectors when the Afterburner ignitor is no longer functioning) that is automatically relieved by venting some 30 Kg (66 Lbs) of fuel through valves located underneath the jet pipe."
Source: http://theaviationist.com/tag/fuel-dumping/
Re: Florennes EBFS - 02.07.2014
Thanks very much for this precise technical information. It actually looks like that.