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mechpowi 21st November 2025 09:48

Is the jet engine correctly placed to award the pilot with the non-lehtal version of the Darwin award after a blade shed?

Geriaviator 23rd November 2025 15:36

Am I unkind to suggest the word 'kamikaze' ? But good luck to him, my flying days long gone but all respect to those who fly for the sheer fun of it.

9 lives 23rd November 2025 17:42


non-lehtal version of the Darwin award after a blade shed?
Or, maybe just the pilot will never procreate....

chevvron 23rd November 2025 18:33


Originally Posted by mechpowi (Post 11993272)
Is the jet engine correctly placed to award the pilot with the non-lehtal version of the Darwin award after a blade shed?

I'm guessing it's a ram-jet hence there will be no blades to shed.

EXDAC 23rd November 2025 20:48


Originally Posted by chevvron (Post 11994555)
I'm guessing it's a ram-jet hence there will be no blades to shed.

Why guess?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSk...%2C%20Hokkaido.

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tab28682 12th May 2026 20:06

This particular aviation enthusiast from Japan evidently had a burning need to replicate a fictional aircraft from a Studio Ghibli anime move called "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" (1984). ​​​​​Google around a bit and you can easily find images of this jet powered glider. In the movie, it had mostly weight shift flight controls that turned out to be far less effective than the movie implied, leading to a lot of modifications on the "real" one to make it safely controllable. It was named Mehve in the movie.




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megan 13th May 2026 04:34


I'm guessing it's a ram-jet hence there will be no blades to shed
Afraid not, a ram jet needs to be accelerated to high speed before it becomes functional.

Although ramjets have been run as slow as 100 mph, below about Mach 0.5 (380 mph) they give little thrust and are highly inefficient due to their low pressure ratios.


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