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Old Oct 24, 2016, 10:42 pm
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If you flew on a 737-200 back in the day, the old JT8D engines would squirt out a momentary flash of flame visible at night if you were seated near, but just behind the engine if the start was on the 'warm' side....other than that, I don't think you want to see any commercial jet engine with visible flames
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