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Air Force B-52 bomber ground crews practice using explosive cartridges to get the jets moving quickly in an emergency.

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TIL that explosive cartridges can be inserted into a B-52 bomber's engines to get them up and running more quickly, if needed. The cart start reduces takeoff time from about an hour

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