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To: ThunderSleeps

A right engine failure in the F/A-18 results in a loss of several systems (nosewheel steering, brakes) requiring an arrested landing. Unfortunately Manamma (Bahrain airport) does not have arresting gear. I think there’s more to this than just a single engine failure though.


9 posted on 08/14/2017 8:32:16 PM PDT by paddles ("The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." Tacitus)
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To: paddles

Thanks for the info, interesting. The engineer in me wants to see redundant systems - powered by either engine... But I’m sure being a fighter there are weight, space, and complexity/maintenance priorities too. So I guess there are some single points of failure that can get serious.


10 posted on 08/14/2017 8:40:37 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Doing my part to help make America great again!)
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To: paddles

Yeah, maybe the engine had blades flying off that damaged other systems or something like that.


16 posted on 08/15/2017 6:47:13 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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