http://jetpropulsion.co.uk Jet Engine Projects Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:04:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://jetpropulsion.co.uk/http:/jetpropulsion.co.uk http://jetpropulsion.co.uk/http:/jetpropulsion.co.uk#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:34:56 +0000 Justin Woolgar http://jetpropulsion.co.uk/?p=375 Yesterday we ran the RB211 for the first time. It started flawlessly with no major problems. More videos to follow soon.

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