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12-05-2007, 02:30 PM
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#1 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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12-05-2007, 02:38 PM
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#2 | | "Shooter"
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12-05-2007, 04:30 PM
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#3 | | Older Than Dirt
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Country: | What'd it do Joe, swallow "something" ?
Something like that could ruin your whole day !!
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12-05-2007, 04:51 PM
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#4 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Don't know what exactly happened but it looked like 3/4 of the engine canned!
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12-05-2007, 05:14 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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| A blade failure should have been contained within the engine. If it did come out then they are very lucky that it didn't head towards the aircraft. Nasty | |
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12-05-2007, 06:04 PM
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#6 | | World Traveler
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Country:  | Yeah really nasty. Totally knackered at least the first half of the engine by the looks of things - would say that it is time for a new one...
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12-05-2007, 06:27 PM
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#7 | | Banned
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Country:  | Something like this should never happen.
If the debris parts would have broken out on the other side...
If it could land with many big shrapnel holes? | |
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12-05-2007, 08:19 PM
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#8 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by T4.H  Something like this should never happen. | Actually this is a very uncommon occurrence but it does happen. Quote:
Originally Posted by T4.H If the debris parts would have broken out on the other side...
If it could land with many big shrapnel holes? | Yes, I believe this happened on climb out and the plane did come around and land (I hope to have more info on this in the next few days)
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12-05-2007, 09:32 PM
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#9 | | aka Dickcheese
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Country: | That's not supposed to happen. 
Kevlar protection and turbine blade design is supposed to minimize the risk of a rotorburst. You won't see that often, I assure you.
Southwest Airlines 737.
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12-05-2007, 09:35 PM
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#10 | | aka Dickcheese
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Country: | Ooops. Sorry. I guess the SWA statement was the bleeding obvious.
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12-05-2007, 09:39 PM
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#11 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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12-06-2007, 07:03 AM
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#12 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Uncommon yes but accidents happen. Kudos to the flight crew.
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12-11-2007, 12:16 AM
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#13 | | aka Dickcheese
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Country: | If you are to lose a rotor blade, that's the side to lose it on. 
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12-11-2007, 01:23 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Stupid Pidgeon, i told you no more turbines, you will just hurt yourself. seriously, my father worked for psa and gd he would see damage way beyond this just from a finch or or dove. If the impellors decide that a mass will be solid then that mass will act like a solid......especialy at 80,000 rpm. no matter whats in its way, steel, aluminum, titanium,or unobtanium. Check the testing, they could drive a 1 pound pidgeon through concrete.
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12-11-2007, 02:27 AM
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#15 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | We had several birds fly into our engines in Iraq in flight. One time it pretty much tore the whole engine apart. Sparks were flying. It was pretty hairy at 50 feet.
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