Why haven’t plane manufacturers put a grille on the front of the intakes? I guess a person could be then stuck to the grille; but there should be some sort of release mechanism as long as the wheels are still in contact with the ground.
“Why haven’t plane manufacturers put a grille on the front of the intakes? I guess a person could be then stuck to the grille; but there should be some sort of release mechanism as long as the wheels are still in contact with the ground.”
To release, you would have to stop the engine. Not too smart on take off.
A screen over the intake would cause too much of an air flow restriction.....not to mention disruption of the aerodynamics of the aircraft.
The facility where I used to work overhauled and tested turbine engines.
During testing a screen was used to mitigate foreign objects from being ingested....if Thatcher to happen it would mean many hours teardown, determining what parts were damaged and then replacing them.....all that would of course increase the cost.
Sure enough, on several occasions, a small piece of the screen assemby would dislodge and be immediately ingested.
When that happened it was always a very big and expensive deal.