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October 24

Arrangement of jet engines - proper wording

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  F-14
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  F-15
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  F-18

What's the proper wording to express that the F-14 had "wide" jet engines far apart from each other, while the F-15 and F-18 have "tight" jet engines close to each other? --KnightMove (talk) 06:53, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

The NATOPS manual for the F-14 says it has "displaced engine nacelles", though I'm not sure that would really be helpful to the average reader. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:21, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Indeed - but very interesting anyway, thanks. --KnightMove (talk) 00:10, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

I would suggest that the "proper wording" would be a statement of how far each engine was from the centerline of the airplane. --174.89.144.126 (talk) 14:34, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

I think "...engines are widely/closely spaced..." would be adequate as a general description, but if it is really significant you could give the specific dimensions. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:10, 25 October 2022 (UTC)