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Old 18th Apr 2009, 08:51
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Turbine failure

Some wonderful use of words in the original post, such as "each of the 80 blades at full power generates the same capacity as a F1 racing car." Nice to learn that in the RR BR715, at full power, each of the 80 HP turbine blades generates a few litres of something. I don't agree with the comment of Ryan TCAD describing the engine failure as a "relatively minor event". I think "significant event" was a fair enough description of what occurred. Afterall, a second "relatively minor event" would have seen the aircraft rigged for silent running. As they say in the classics "Sh*ts would be trumps"
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