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Re:Getting a 787 back in the air after a diversion by WalterBright on Saturday January 04, 2020 @02:08AM (#21953417)
Being WW2, these were piston engines running avgas.
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Re:Getting a 787 back in the air after a diversion by ethbro on Saturday January 04, 2020 @03:10PM (#21957127)
I guess the sole redeeming thermodynamic property of the operation would be that most seals would expand as they heated?

Still, I imagine that was a "light fire, move away" procedure!

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Re:Getting a 787 back in the air after a diversion by jacquesm on Sunday January 05, 2020 @06:32PM (#21965044)
The bigger reason is to make the oil fluid again!
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