Posted on 02/26/2019 9:32:20 AM PST by LucyT
A Chinese airline is reportedly pressing charges against a passenger who threw coins at a plane engine ahead of a recent flight for "good luck."
The man’s actions allegedly caused roughly $21,000 in damages and delayed travel plans for 160-plus passengers, who were forced to wait until the following day to fly out.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
“No; at the velocity air enters a jet engine intake a screen resembles a solid metal plate not just in pure cross-section reduction, but the turbulence around the cross-wires would be enormously disruptive. Probably produce at least a 35% power reduction if not more = unacceptable.”
He’ll get luck all right . . . all bad!
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