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Old 5th Apr 2006, 09:01
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H Peacock
 
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Guys.

It appears that a few of you believe that the detachment of one of the C5's engines may be indicative of it failing in flight. Is it not far more likely that, as a result of the forced landing (controlled crash!), that the engine probably broke away as the ac slid to a halt? I suspect this to be more likely when you look at the damage suffered by the rest of the airframe. Surely the 'fuse pins' (weak link in the engine mount/pylon) could not be expected to stay intact following a violent arrival. They would not need to be pre-weakened by heat.
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