RE: engine puffs in air...
TIMBLE ITS NOT S/F THE COMBUSTION WAVE DOES NOT TRAVEL AT THE SPEED OF SOUND. EXSAMPLE IF YOU DROP BOMB INTO THE OCEAN AND IT GOES OFF 10 FEET UNDER THE WATER. THE BOAT A 1\4 MILE AWAY WILL HERE THE SOUND WAVE LONG BEFOR THE COMBUSTION WAVES REACH THE BOAT