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Old April 20th 07, 09:18 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Dallas
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Default Aircraft with the most jet engines?

Just a question from another group... I'm cheating and coming over here to
ask.

(Don't worry, I'll come clean them :-)

Dallas


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Old April 20th 07, 09:34 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Szalay
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Default Aircraft with the most jet engines?

"Dallas" wrote in
k.net:

Just a question from another group... I'm cheating and coming over
here to ask.

(Don't worry, I'll come clean them :-)

Dallas




B-52 with 8 ?
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Old April 20th 07, 09:41 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Dallas
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Default Aircraft with the most jet engines?


"John Szalay"
B-52 with 8 ?



Could it be that simple?... It seems like the ruskies with all their wacky
experimentation would have hung at least 20 on something.

:-)

Dallas


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Old April 20th 07, 09:45 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Szalay
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Default Aircraft with the most jet engines?

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If you "stretch" the definition of "Aircraft" then it ties the
B-52 with 8

Lun Ekranoplan (caspian Sea Monster) also with 8 jets.


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Old April 20th 07, 09:56 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Szalay
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YB-49 had 8 engines, but it really can't count as a production aircraft..
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Old April 20th 07, 10:09 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Szalay
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Default Aircraft with the most jet engines?

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Saunders Roe Princess, but only 3 were built

10 Bristol Proteus turboprop engines, 3,200 hp (2,386 kW) each
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Old April 20th 07, 10:10 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Steven P. McNicoll
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The B52H bomber had eight TF-33 turbofan engines.


Ten when carrying Hound Dog.


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Old April 20th 07, 10:16 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Steven P. McNicoll
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Jim Townsend" wrote in message
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The B52H bomber had eight TF-33 turbofan engines.


Ten when carrying Hound Dog.


Ten jet engines that is, not ten TF-33s.


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Old April 20th 07, 10:29 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Paul Tomblin[_2_]
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Default Aircraft with the most jet engines?

John Szalay wrote:


B-52 with 8 ?


The B-52 with two Hounddog(?) missiles could take off with 10 engines.
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Old April 20th 07, 11:46 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Dave LaCourse
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Default Aircraft with the most jet engines?

On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:09:19 -0500, John Szalay
wrote:

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Saunders Roe Princess, but only 3 were built

10 Bristol Proteus turboprop engines, 3,200 hp (2,386 kW) each



B36 had six turboprop pushers and 4 jets for total of 10.


 




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