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Re:Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (2013) by wklock on Sunday July 21, 2019 @09:12PM (#20494734)
Looks like spraying water into the engines increases thrust. See: https://www.aircraftnerds.com/2018/08/thrust-augmentation.ht...

Edit: big oversimplification on my part, but I’m not an expert.

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Re:Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (2013) by learn_more on Sunday July 21, 2019 @09:55PM (#20494882)
Sounds like it works like an intercooler on a turbocharged car engine. It cools the intake charge to increase its density to cram more air into the combustion chamber.
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