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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 05/14/2018 at 19:19 • Filed to: None

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Take an EMB 120, slap some jets in place of the turboprops and stretch it. Yeah, no. Something about that hot exhaust right over the fuel tanks and control surfaces doesn’t seem like the best of ideas.

facw > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 05/14/2018 at 19:27

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There has been at least one successful turboprop to jet conversion:

coqui70 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 05/14/2018 at 20:51

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It’s been done before:

https://www.quora.com/If-the-turbine-engine-is-placed-above-the-planes-wing-will-it-create-more-lift-due-to-the-high-velocity-of-exhaust-air-on-upper-surface-of-airfoil

facw > coqui70 05/14/2018 at 22:11

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Or in more American style...

coqui70 > facw 05/14/2018 at 22:28

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Did they ever purchase those in quantity?

facw > coqui70 05/14/2018 at 22:34

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No, only two were built. Eventually the Air Force decided that keeping the C-130 was better than getting either the YC-14 or YC-15 so the program was cancelled (though the YC-15 ended up serving as the basis for the C-17).

Grindintosecond > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 05/14/2018 at 22:42

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/piston-to-jet-fighter-engine-swaps-1748992793

However, successful , can be wildly interpreted...