I've enjoyed this thread. Fascinating. However, it's got my juices running (groans can be heard from far away!).
Information I recently received from Tor regarding the crash of the Tu-144 at an airshow in France mentioned that the a/c suffered 'compressor stall'. Others on this thread have alluded to this phenomenon.
Give me some BGT here - explain c/stall to me. Seems to me that the eng's compressor disc(s)--being driven by the turbine--will always be able to 'suck' in its air requirement (it must do when the a/c is stationary on the ground).
Come on back!