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• 110 How do jet fighters get to war?
• 107 Why does the F-111 sometimes squirt a giant fire plume behind it? (NOT afterburners!)
• 102 Why do jet engines use kerosene rather than gasoline?
• 92 Why don't commercial jet aircraft have a break-apart, parachute escape system?
• 58 What prevents a passenger from opening the emergency door on his own will, mid-flight?
• 41 How robust are modern parachutes to folding errors, wear, or other problems?
• 33 What are the major causes of parachutes failing to work?
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