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1 dead after jetliner apparently blows an engine in flight
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| 4/17/2018
| AP
Posted on 04/17/2018 1:45:49 PM PDT by T-Bird45
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To: ethom
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:09:13 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: T-Bird45
I just remember holding my husband's hand, and we just prayed and prayed and prayed," said passenger Amanda Bourman, of New York. Will DeBlasio have them arrested when they get back home?
42
posted on
04/17/2018 2:10:04 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(If people come here legally, they're immigrants; if they come here illegally, they're invaders.)
To: NorthMountain
I thought “single-crystal” was limited to turbine blades ... are they doing that for compressor blades too?
43
posted on
04/17/2018 2:10:44 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: rlmorel
Where are the huge fuel tanks in the wing here? And wouldn’t they be leaking? And can you explain where the jet exhaust is expelled, because it’s not clear from drawings or photos.
44
posted on
04/17/2018 2:11:23 PM PDT
by
Sontagged
(Lord Jesus, please frogmarch Your enemies behind You as You've promised in Your Word)
To: NorthMountain
[ Could it be defective Chinese steel? It wouldn’t surprise me.
And this is how stupid rumors get started. ]
I don’t think jet engines are made of steel, I think they are made of aluminum/titanium alloys because steel is too heavy...
But Russia EXPORTS a lot of titanium... MUH RUSSIA!!!!
45
posted on
04/17/2018 2:11:40 PM PDT
by
GraceG
("Trust, But Verify the Plan!")
To: T-Bird45
Yes head injury . Marty Martinez purchase on board wifi for $ 8 to report .
46
posted on
04/17/2018 2:11:49 PM PDT
by
SMGFan
(Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
To: T-Bird45
Wow. Wonder how often this happens.
47
posted on
04/17/2018 2:11:59 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(History has no 'sides;' you're thinking of geometry.)
To: SMGFan
First passenger fatality US airline since 2009.
Thanks for the proper perspective. Terrible for the person who was killed and the family, but also important to know that flying is many degrees safer than getting in your car and making a trip to the store.
48
posted on
04/17/2018 2:12:16 PM PDT
by
Deo volente
("Our Independence Day is at hand, and it arrives finally on November 8th." Donald Trump)
To: Zarro
“Single-crystal” means the blade is cast rather than machined/forged, and cooled rapidly enough that the molten metal doesn’t have time to form a crystalline structure - the whole thing is one big metal crystal.
49
posted on
04/17/2018 2:12:29 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: central_va
50
posted on
04/17/2018 2:12:40 PM PDT
by
ethom
To: libertylover
There are no atheists on a air liner crippled and losing altitude.
51
posted on
04/17/2018 2:12:42 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: GraceG
52
posted on
04/17/2018 2:13:33 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: ethom
53
posted on
04/17/2018 2:13:33 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: Zarro
I'm not a metallurgist ...
A normal cast or forged piece of metal is composed of numerous (nearly) microscopic crystals of the metal alloy. They're often called "grains", and the boundaries between the grains can tend to weaken the structure or be focal points for defects.
It is possible (and the technology isn't new) to form metal parts in complex shapes which are composed of a single crystalline structure. They have no grains and no grain boundaries. Consequently, they are structurally much stronger, and can therefore be much lighter, than conventional polycrystalline parts.
A common application of this technology is jet engine turbine blades.
I am not a metallurgist.
54
posted on
04/17/2018 2:13:42 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: T-Bird45
Prayers to the victim’s family and friends.
55
posted on
04/17/2018 2:13:57 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: Paladin2
Shrapnel from the blown engine shattered the window. That doesn’t mean she was sitting by the engine.
It will be interesting to find out where she was actually sitting. And if she had her seatbelt fastened (which gives credence to the admonition to always keep the seatbelt fastened while sitting in an airplane).
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:14:05 PM PDT
by
Reddy
(B. O. stinks)
To: Sontagged
The exhaust goes out the back. The fuel tanks are not in-line with the compressor.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:14:07 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: T-Bird45
Been pointed out oxygen mask should be over nose and mouth. Not properly instructed?
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:14:46 PM PDT
by
SMGFan
(Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
To: SMGFan
It will be enlightening to see the cause of death. (I haven’t seen one yet.) Might have been an oxygen issue — the masks were definitely necessary there with the window blown out.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:15:06 PM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: DuncanWaring
are they doing that for compressor blades too? That was the impression I got from the Wikipedia (ha ha) article. I could be mistaken.
60
posted on
04/17/2018 2:15:08 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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