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To: taildragger

Yes, I see where there’s a blade missing at the 8:30 position.

It’s very odd to me the entire shroud in FRONT of the fan plane is blown away, yet there appears to be no damage to the nacelle interior that lies within the same vertical plane as the fan. I would think this surface would sustain the most bashing from a liberated blade.

Something is weird here.


242 posted on 04/19/2018 5:25:19 AM PDT by EMI_Guy ("You have to slow down to go fast." - Kenny Roberts)
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To: EMI_Guy

The pressure in operation is on the underside of the blade. Detaching from the main body it would act like a mini wing and lift outwards.


379 posted on 04/19/2018 9:24:09 AM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: EMI_Guy

The exterior is fiberglass/aluminum that once torn gets shredded by the relative wind.


534 posted on 04/19/2018 12:33:36 PM PDT by xone
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