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unusual facts about Water injection



Minimum Interval Takeoff

Water injection in the J57 produced extra power for takeoff but caused large amounts of unburned fuel to leave the engine in the exhaust, producing large amounts of black smoke which the subsequent aircraft would also have to go through in order to take off successfully.


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Ahmed Al-Kudmani

In 2007, Al-Kudmani announced his retirement from swimming to spend time with his family and work under the sea water injection department for Saudi Aramco.