Thread: Fly Rolls Royce
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Old 10-26-2005, 10:38 PM  
latinasojourn
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Originally Posted by pornguy
Next time you get on a plane look at the engine. they are usually Prat and whitney, GE or RR
well on the heavy iron yes (jet and turbine engines)

but by the numbers the majority of aircraft in the world fly behind lycoming or continental piston engines.

and these old design piston engines are statistically VERY reliable.
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