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Old 04-19-2005 | 08:26 PM
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Default RE: I'm Wondering.

It is against current AMA rules to use an afterburner. There is one production turbine in Europe that has an afterburner on it. Fuel consumption on turbines is pretty high and an afterburner would make it much worse. Most jet models now days are near 1 to 1 thrust to weight ratio or better anyway, so afterburners really are not needed. Most models could not handle the extra heat, either.