[TheForge] What the hell?

[Jerry Frost]

Sure, one bird, new engine with no fatigue. The AWACS 
in 95 sucked numerous birds into each engine all it 
really needs to do is shut them down on takeoff to down 
the plane.

What happened yesterday is still speculation, they 
haven't even recovered the engines as yet. Passenger 
sitting on the left side saw a fireball and pieces.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>



> Standard test of passenger engines is that it has to 
> ingest a 20 or 25#
> frozen bird without disrupting operation, or at least 
> it was years ago.
>  I've seen the high speed footage of such tests.  It 
> appears almost
> unreal to see the fan slicing the frozen bird into 
> perfect segments.
>
> I've seen similar tests using a 1" bolt dropped into 
> the fan from above.
>   If it remains outboard and passes through the 
> bypass duct, the engine
> can continue to function.  Inboard is a very 
> different story, however,
> as it gets into the actual power unit.
>