B-52's in the 60's used water injection on take off.

Somebody might see if Wikipedia addresses it, for engines.
Incredible resource, that.
scott

Peter T. Owsianowski wrote:
> 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
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> On 5/24/08, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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