AvAero's Boeing 737-200 hushkit has been cleared for operation at full-power settings on aircraft powered by the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17, at the maximum certificated take-off weight of 58,160kg. The US Federal Aviation Administration approval also allows the use of 40¡ landing-flap settings.
Source: Flight International
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