Olympic Airways Flight 411
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Olympic Airways Flight 411 was an international flight from Ellinikon International Airport bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport and operated by Olympic Airways using a Boeing 747-200. On A
SX-OAA, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1976
View from the Areopagus of the Hill of the Nymphs, with Mount Aigaleo in the distance
Water injection (engine)
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In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti-detonant injection, can spray water into the incoming air or air–fuel mixture, or directly into the combustion chamber to cool certa
Olympic Airways Flight 411
…was the high-bypass turbofan engine. In the late 1960s, Pratt & Whitney developed a new such engine, and designated the JT9D to power the 747; with water injection, it delivered more thrust for the heavy jumbo jet. On August 9, 1978, 418 passengers and crew were scheduled to take off from Athens at 2:00 pm on a…
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FW 190 with BMW 801 engine getting up to 110 kW (150 hp) extra from water injection mixture
BMW 801 aircraft engine at the BMW Museum
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