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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 4:22 pm
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AA2070
 
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The engine is on fire whenever its on. Nozzles spray aerosolized jet fuel into the engine which is then lit on fire, and the exhaust shoots out the back, spinning fan blades in the process.
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