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The weather service flies a WC-130J propeller plane into the eye of a hurricane. Why propeller and not jet?

2007-08-20 18:05:40 · 1 answers · asked by no g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Pressure variations within the storm could cause a jet to flame-out. Propeller engines keep turning as long as you can feed them oxygen.

2007-08-20 18:43:31 · answer #1 · answered by Caretaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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