Posted on 04/19/2010 10:07:34 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
A senior Western diplomat says several NATO F-16 fighters suffered engine damage after flying through the volcanic ash cloud covering large parts of Europe.
The official declined to provide more details on the military flights, except to say that glasslike deposits were found inside the planes' engines after they patroled over European airspace.
Last week, two Finnish Air Force F-18 fighter-bombers suffered similar damage while flying through the ash plume that has paralyzed air traffic over much of Europe. Both landed safely, but their jet engines will require expensive overhauls.
Volcanic ash tends to stick to a jet engine's interior parts, such as the turbines, where it melts to form a glassy coating. This restricts air flow and heats up the engine, leading to engine
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an engine overhaul after every sortie is gonna get kind of expensive
Now I worry as airspace is opening tomorrow and they say the KLM flights and LUFthansa flights were fine with no engine problem. Who to believe?
I have read mixed reports on this.
I read a few reports today from “mainstream” sources that the Eurtopians “computer model” of ash danger was determined by these flights to be Waaaaay off. No damage; no danger. Is the UN trying to cover the climatologists and the Eurocommies butts? Who the heck knows anymore!
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