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Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Snake oil
Message-ID: <1928@rabbit.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Sep-83 13:11:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: rabbit.1928
Posted: Wed Sep 14 13:11:03 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 15-Sep-83 00:44:10 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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The September 1, 1983 issue of AVIATION CONSUMER magazine has an
interesting article entitled "How Good Are the Teflon Additives?".

The hype surrounding Slick-50 and Microlon is reviewed in detail.
The case of the forced landing of a Vari-Eze at West Yellowstone, 
Wyoming on April 14, 1983 is discussed. The oil screen of the
plane's O-200 engine was clogged with Teflon.

The article concludes "... we're convinced that the benefits of Teflon
are primarily psychological. ... [but] Placebos have been known to cure."