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Old 11th November 2008 | 09:20
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N1 Vibes
 
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From: Gweriniaeth Cymru
TCX_757 and Fargoo,

just a small technicality on the GE90 'composite' blades. They do have 2 major titanium components in their structure, the leading edge strip to chop up the birdies and an upside down L-shaped/boomerang feature at the trailing edge/tip, not visible as it is indisde the carbon weave, this is to absorb the shock/impact of hitting the bird, and prevents the trailing edge of the blade exploding into a mess of carbon string. So GE couldn't get away totally with making a 100% composite blade.

Interesting note - the Museum of Modern Art in NYC has one blade on display as a 'work of art'.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/21...g?v=1155452574

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