Nice explanation, Ken, and I agree with Dave about the trajectory analogy. Once that projectile leaves the barrel it doesn't make any difference what body rates and such were.
OTOH, Dave, I think the moments are very important as to where the blade breaks, especially if the density of the thing changes as you go from hub to tip.
Glad to hear that inspections are not as big a deal as I thot. NDI gear and procedures have changed dramatically since I got outta the business, just like medical equipment.
Gums..
P.S. I had severe fan blade destruction one day on my PW F100 after a chunk off ice came off the intake soon after takeoff. Had 60 -70 blades severely bent and many with large sections missing. Good thing about fans is a lotta debris goes around the core and only really big pieces leave "containment" We saw that with the TF-41 in the Sluf, as well, with bird strikes.