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From: gardiner@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU (David Gardiner)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Fighter engine smoke
Summary: F-15s smoke too
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Date: 30 Jun 89 03:19:39 GMT
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From: gardiner@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU (David Gardiner)
A rule in the board game "Flight Leader" indicates that the engines
used in US F-15s are only smokeless if they are tuned appropriately.
Apparently, this limits engine life so that most or all of the engines
have been "detuned" to extend engine life.  Does anyone know (a) if this
is true and (b) any more details?

BTW, for those who are interested in jet fighters but don't have ready
access to one, the "Flight Leader" (by Avalon Hill Game Company) is an
interesting game.  The rules are 20+ pages of small print and 
contain a substantial amount of technical information, all of which
I believe to be reasonably accurate.

David Gardiner