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From: fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: 104% on shuttle launch
Message-ID: <100223@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 89 20:40:43 GMT
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In article <1039@calvin.EE.CORNELL.EDU>, johns@calvin.EE.CORNELL.EDU (John Sahr) writes:
> In article <883@sactoh0.UUCP> bncox@sactoh0.UUCP (Brian N. Cox) writes:
> >This is little bit old, but during the last shuttle launch I heard
> >one of the radio messages say "...engines at 104%..."  This seems
> >like a contradiction to me.  If someone has succeeded in making the
> >perpetual motion machine let me know, an engine running at 104%
> >sounds great though.  Please excuse my cynicism, but I truly don't
> >understand.  Someone please explain?!

OK.  104% of the original design spec thrust.