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To: sassbox
I hope it was over quick for the poor fellow.

Most likely he never knew what hit him. Since obviously the engine was turning fast enough to suck someone in, those fan blades were turning very fast and, not to be crude about it, simply pureed him.

If anyone has ever seen video of the tests engine manufacturers do before a jet engine is certified, you'll know what I'm talking about.

19 posted on 01/16/2006 3:41:49 PM PST by COEXERJ145 (Those Who Want to Impeach President Bush Are the Party of Treason.)
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To: COEXERJ145
"Since obviously the engine was turning fast enough to suck someone in, those fan blades were turning very fast and, not to be crude about it, simply pureed him."

An ex-Air Force mechanic friend of mine said one plane of his squadron of F-15's engines had inhaled a guy. He said the fans "delimbed" the poor guy and the injestion of body tissue caused the turbine to backfire and it sent his remains out the intake cowl.

84 posted on 01/17/2006 8:52:41 AM PST by azhenfud (He who always is looking up seldom finds others' lost change.)
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