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Why don't we see the glow of jet engines at night
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Oct 22, 2016 | 7:36 am
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You can see the flames from engines with afterburners lit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7mt6AKKhq4
- Concorde takeoff, for example. Normally it is military AC with ABs, however.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYXoYr8artk
- multiple F-22 takeoffs.
Afterburners are extremely inefficient with fuel.
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