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To: Moonman62

Yes.
The engine might explode, but it shouldn’t transfer damage to the wing.


23 posted on 11/11/2010 2:17:53 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: SJSAMPLE

Well, you can hope to contain the debris, but as it exits out the back end of the motor, it’s going to go where physics sends it. The more debris you have traveling down the gaspath, the better the odds are that you’re going to rupture your case, and send debris out into the open. We had belly bands on the turbine sections of some of our motors, but that was more of a “feel good” kind of thing, than an actual means of protection.


37 posted on 11/11/2010 2:53:26 PM PST by Tennessee_Bob (A1C 6.3)
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To: SJSAMPLE

“The engine might explode, but it shouldn’t transfer damage to the wing.”

I’m an A&P (not working at it anymore) and I’ve seen many videos of testing (shooting frozen Geese through the engines etc.) and I don’t recall seeing anything quite like that. Rolls Royce is an excellent engine manufacturer so I’m left wondering what happened. I wonder where the engine was built.


41 posted on 11/11/2010 3:31:57 PM PST by dljordan ("His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him")
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