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Old 5th Nov 2010, 01:03
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A turbine (HP or IP) disc is not a fan blade, so the containment issues are quite different. It's very hot, not cold. It's much bigger. It's heavier. It's made of metal, not composite. It was probably spinning very much faster. It's in a different part of the engine and has to be contained, if at all, by different parts.
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