717 Engines
08-13-2008 | 07:52 PM
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717 Engines
Our gate is next to AirTrans and when they push out or roll in I always see a stream of low pressure smoke coming out from the center of the bottom of the engines. Just curious what this was... thanks !
08-14-2008 | 02:20 AM
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08-14-2008 | 05:45 AM
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It's a Rolls Royce engine (with BMW .. BR715) and ALL Rolls engines seem to smoke on start up. Unfortunate you were not around to see Eastern and TWA start up their RB-211s at LGA.. in cold wx, the airplane would vanish in the start up smoke.
08-14-2008 | 06:30 AM
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From: 88B - Loud Pipes Save Lives
The old L1011 engines were a sight. To quote Austin Power's "It's a man baby!"
08-14-2008 | 09:18 AM
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well not so much smoke on start up but there is a little jet / stream of it coming out on the bottom center of the engine when running and its even more pronounced when they taxi in after landing. i was thinking some excess oil burn off like engine blow by on a car?
08-14-2008 | 09:24 AM
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well not so much smoke on start up but there is a little jet / stream of it coming out on the bottom center of the engine when running and its even more pronounced when they taxi in after landing. i was thinking some excess oil burn off like engine blow by on a car?
08-14-2008 | 09:53 AM
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From: Curator at Static Display
Oil Breather Tube
What the other guys are talking about is oil that seeps out of the main bearings, pools in the hot-section, then smokes on initial light-up.
What you are talking about is a vent tube on the bottom of the cowling, correct?
The T-45 does this, as does the T-1A / Beechjet, and I think the Airbus.
I'm pretty sure it is an oil vapor vent from the oil tank.
What you are talking about is a vent tube on the bottom of the cowling, correct?
The T-45 does this, as does the T-1A / Beechjet, and I think the Airbus.
I'm pretty sure it is an oil vapor vent from the oil tank.
