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Old 6th March 2009 | 00:37
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barit1
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I have no inside information re 1549. However, my contacts with former colleagues have a unanimous agreement re the likely state of the core compressors.

And I don't know the details of a certification test for birds. BUT-- I seem to recall for a single large bird, it is aimed at a point deemed most critical re: fan blade breakage. That point is probably NOT the fan blade root, where a large amount of debris might enter the core. The objective of that test is more likely to determine if multiple fan blades will break, which could be REALLY bad.

But again, no inside knowledge.
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