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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Exactly. It was used to test the engine at altitude during service maintenance.
THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE PILOT ANECDOTES OF FLYING AT +16 LBS ON 87 OCTANE!
If they tested the engine to 10.5lbs then a low engineering safety factor of 1.6 yields 16.8lbs. That pilot who did that was extremely lucky his engine did not destroy itself from detonation.
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeee boooom...!
That's the sound of Crump's credibility cratering...
16lb boost with 87 octane...
Crump an RAF fanboy...who knew?