A KC-135 tanker pilot told me they used to run the big GE engines on those
planes (modified 707's) with water injection.  He said it was very noisy.

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Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
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On 5/24/08, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
> During WW II  the Navy F4U Corsair and the Navy Hellcat had  radial
> engines that used a water injection system that  enabled those engines
> to achieve "Military Power" from the engines or in other words - achieve
> substantial power above the engines design capability for sustained
> maximum power. This water injection system enabled many a pilot to save
> his butt in a dogfight with Japanese pilots.
>
> Does anyone on The List have any knowledge about this, and whether there
> has ever been any effort to try and use the principle to extract more
> power for an automotive engine or increase mileage per gallon?
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> Pomgranite
>