Offshore: Good on you to start this one. It would be great to hear from a 'novice' about their views on such a sinister malfunction. We always seem to hear from the same 'pro's'....
Eden: Guess who's been thru beefers school then!! Brilliant contribution..if only it was so predictable in real life!!
SPS: How on earth can you 'practice' real TR failures in the hover. Do you have a disconnect coupling in the drive train??
Thing to remember, in addition to the effects of surviving the initial bang....if the TR decides to take off, you're left with a major C of G problem [as per the story of the vietnam helo pilot who got his tail blown off with a SAM 7].
Different a/c types have their pros and cons too. Fenestrons offer advantages w.r.t. some TR problems. Can someone out there offer observations on the 902 series with TR problems (equivalent).
What goes round...comes round.
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Thermal runaway.