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1 dead after jetliner apparently blows an engine in flight
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| 4/17/2018
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Posted on 04/17/2018 1:45:49 PM PDT by T-Bird45
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To: NorthMountain
I said "it would not surprise me" if inferior Chinese-made steel determined to be the cause of this failure. I did not state as fact that inferior Chinese-made steel was the cause of the failure.
Are you trying to start a fight or do you just have some reading comprehension issues?
Why are your panties in such a twist over such a trivial off-hand comment anyway? Are you the president of Boeing or something?
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:15:32 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
To: ethom
CFM56 Engine Cowling failure. Could have been compressor stall, but front fan is intact and no turbine failure present. Cowling parts hit front wing leading edge slats and fuselage. Front engine case housing fractured in front of fan blade section. Engine stall and backfire explosion.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:16:17 PM PDT
by
Mat_Helm
To: WayneS
I'm warning against idle speculation. Idle speculation leads to false rumors. You two were engaged in idle speculation based on zero knowledge.
Stop it. And spare me your butt-hurt pseudo-outrage. It's boring.
That is all.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:17:45 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: T-Bird45
Haven’t flown in years, but back in the day I always tried to book seats right on the wing, for smoothest ride.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:18:43 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: NorthMountain
I am not a metallurgist either but I’ve some blacksmithing experience, and you have a superb grasp of the concept.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:18:47 PM PDT
by
Ciaphas Cain
(Progressives are turning America into "Harrison Bergeron" if conceived by Ayn Rand.)
To: central_va
I thought I heard someone say right engine. Wasnt it the left engine that failed.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:19:59 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: Mat_Helm
What you said is consistent with that photo.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:20:14 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: DuncanWaring
Thanks to you and NorthMountain for the explanations. I am a regular viewer of “Forged in Fire”, but must have missed that day! I guess it’s the difference between one single crystal and an entire lattice structure, then? I can see how that would be much stronger and it makes sense for turbine blades (and knives and swords). I once read an excellent book by a test pilot where they had blade failures and they found it was from impurities when they poured the molten metal into molds. The blades that were failing were almost always the last to be cast...
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:20:48 PM PDT
by
Zarro
(It is time to end the Mueller Witch Hunt. End it now.)
To: NorthMountain
Stop it. So you now issue orders to me?
I don't think so. I will post whatever I want to post on this forum and if you don't like what I say you are free to ignore me. You are not authorized to issue me directives, though.
What the hell is wrong with you today, anyway? Maybe you should take a break and gain some perspective.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:20:54 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
To: NorthMountain; DuncanWaring
Thank you both for your explanations on single crystal.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:21:36 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: blackdog
That is far preferable than the entire wing structure folding up from the torque if the thing stayed attached. Indeed.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:21:51 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
To: NorthMountain
I absolutely know what did it.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:23:00 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: rlmorel
It is like getting bugged out by germs every time you enter a bathroom. You will go bonkers. You will go in your pants instead.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:23:23 PM PDT
by
lightman
(ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
To: jiggyboy
Cause of death, according to another article, was “head trauma.”
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:23:23 PM PDT
by
Rio
(I was deplorable when deplorable wasn't cool.)
To: SaveFerris
Axi-symmetric stall, more commonly known as compressor surge; or pressure surge, is a complete breakdown in compression resulting in a reversal of flow and the violent expulsion of previously compressed air out through the engine intake, due to the compressor’s inability to continue working against the already-compressed air behind it.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:24:03 PM PDT
by
Mat_Helm
To: DuncanWaring
Do you know how many tons of fuel are carried in each wing of this plane?
(They say it is about 250 tons total in the AirBus.)
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:25:24 PM PDT
by
Sontagged
(Lord Jesus, please frogmarch Your enemies behind You as You've promised in Your Word)
To: NorthMountain
I’ll engage in idle speculation any time I want.
However, at this time, I will refrain from posting the idle speculation in which I am engaging concerning you and your overly self-important, condescending, disagreeable, arrogant nature, because I do not wish to be banned from the site.
Suffice to say, I will no longer lend even a little bit of credence to anything you post here. I actually used to respect you opinion, but you’ve burned that bridge today.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:26:36 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
To: T-Bird45
And the worst part of the flight was landing in Philadelphia.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:26:49 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: rlmorel
I had a rear seat in an MD-80 not all that long before one threw a blade with one or more dead.
Yes, I was concerned, and not too thrilled with the extra noise.
OTOH, the MD-80 had a vertical oval design, so the window seat was a bit more comfortable.
To: reg45
To me, the photo appears to be of the left wing, so you may be correct.
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posted on
04/17/2018 2:28:20 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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