"You'll be interested in this" said she.
"Jet liners run on compressed air. They try to tell us that the fuel is stored in the wings, but it takes 5 tankers to fill one aeroplane" (
if they don't use fuel, why do they need 5 tankers full? 
), "You never see them putting the fuel into the wings, it's just impossible. The jet engines suck the air in and the turbines compress it, and that's what pushes the jet through the air. It's very interesting, you should read about it." were her last words.See you later, Rosie" were mine.
EricT
. I don't even want to consider reverse thrust 
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