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Old 1st Sep 2010, 04:08
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deadhead
 
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Yes, in the case of an LP turbine failure, it would take a lot to gum up the works enough to stop the fan in its tracks. I had assumed for the purpose it was a failure in the gas turbine HP core...but interesting that it wasn't contained nevertheless. Yes, I did forget about El Al, too. Was that non-shear bolt added to just the 747 or did it go across 76 etc as well...
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