[Shop-talk] air compressor

[Todd Walke]

BJNoSHOV8 wrote:

>We took a trip on a Super-80 aircraft a few years ago and sat way in the 
>back.  The view out our window was nothing but engine casing.  The whole 
>trip all I could think about was a big turbine doing that same thing, 
>right beside my head.

         Jet engines have shrouds that are designed to catch blades that 
fail and fly off.  Here is some video of "blade-off" tests, including some 
super-duper-ultra-slow-motion footage of a blade coming off the hub.


Todd
Seattle,WA
'86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 273,000 miles
'01 Golf TDI, silver.   (new work car)       285,000 miles
'87 Golf, Polar Silver. (retired work car)   654,000 miles <- Gone to a new 
home :(
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