03-29-05  08:40, Wayne Chirnside told Jean Parrot about Intercept.

 Well, how do, Wayne?

 ->  JP> level flight, at 712o C TET...turbine entry temperature.
 ->  
 ->  MM> WOW!  712o C, that's HOT!  I'm not too hip on the terminology, but
 ->  MM> that temp would be after the compressor stage but 
 ->  MM> before the combustion
 ->  MM> chamber, right? 
 
 ->         It is real funny how memory works. These figures are stuck in
 ->   my mind for the last 50 odd years. The total tankage was 2820 lbs.

 WC> I don't find it odd or funny.
 WC> The Canadian Air Force under whatever name it goes by had a
 WC> considerable investment in keeping you alive and your plane intact.

 WC> I suspect an intimate knowledge of your aircraft was integral to
 WC> both aims ;-)

We can chat all we want about power to weight ratios, but this is where
"The rubber meets the road!" Err... Wind meets the wing... Er...

Jean: you posses one of *the* most technical training on the planet. I hope
you don't get sheepish on us.



... James

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