How close would you have to stand
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It's time to roll out this one again. Apologies for the totally inappropriate site name!
http://www.humorcentral.net/video/military/z_engine.avi
http://www.humorcentral.net/video/military/z_engine.avi
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I remember leaving a Virgin Express 737 at Shannon from the left rear exit, down the steps and onto the tarmac. I walked behind the engine and walked right past it actually givng it a pat as I walked by and continuing forward towards the terminal. I didn't have a clue back then about all this and no-one told us to keep away from the engine. 
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I remember being situated about thirty feet behind the APU on a Victor tanker (I was watching the airbrake cycle) which was being run at 'Elect' (can't remember the RPM) but there was an impressive breeze being thrown out, with a pretty strong odour!
That was a small gas-turbine, and It left me in no doubt just how much air the main engines must be able to shift.
That was a small gas-turbine, and It left me in no doubt just how much air the main engines must be able to shift.
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I can recall as an RAF engineer on Tornados we used to carry out some adjustment on the engine control computers following an engine change (the exact nature of the job escapes me due to time/beer/nagged brain cells). This used to involve standing directly under the #1 engine intake during idle runs. The feeling of my hair being sucked down the intake still brings back shivers! Hard to concentrate on the job when your mind keeps projecting pictures of the bloke in the cockpit having a spasm and slamming the throttles to Max Combat...!
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That would be a MECU (GR) or DECU (F3) Redatum, probably following a Engine/DECU replacement. There is a DECU situated in the same place, under the intakes, on both sides. There is a small aluminium door stay that is supposed to secure the door whilst carrying out high power runs with the test set connected, and I have seen on more than one occasion, the door slam up to the intake, as the stay failed to hold the door at max power.
Remember seeing the aftermath of a drunken oil rig worker who had been refused boarding of his flight to Aberdeen out of Glasgow. He jumped the gate after the engines had started and ran out onto the pan - straight through the prop of the 748. Not pretty.
Also learnt the lesson one day in my JP 5 holding for take off still with the canopy open. Had my arm out the window and let my hand rest on the top of the intake. Even this tiny little engine at idle nearly sucked my glove off. Never again.
T
Also learnt the lesson one day in my JP 5 holding for take off still with the canopy open. Had my arm out the window and let my hand rest on the top of the intake. Even this tiny little engine at idle nearly sucked my glove off. Never again.
T
