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earl

December 08, 2004 10:05AM

The 480's and 490's had spark arrestors when they were equipped with Master Mechanic front ends. 480's with spark arrestors are a post-1970 thing.
As Carlos noted, the engines draft much better without them, and sound crisper. Their use is a political item as much as a fire fighting item.
There are times when diamond stack 470's lost thier spark arrestors. Shots of 470's in freight service in the 1960's often show them "uncorked".

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Re: Spark Arrester	earl	December 08, 2004 10:05AM

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