Baggage holder in Jet Engine

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Comment by Derek on May 16, 2009 at 7:58am

@lawrence - yep. a very expensive mistake on the everyone's part. that engine is coming out and being replaced. that plane is down for repairs for quite some time.

Comment by Derek on May 16, 2009 at 7:53am

dopplegangers of ZADI - neat! unless---they are trying to TAKE OVE THE WORLD!!! even that, I am cool with. An EpicFU world!

Comment by Laurence on May 16, 2009 at 7:30am

Going back to my engineering studies, when it is in action, I remember, that on EACH of the Many - and I do mean MANY - turbine blades inside one of those engines constantly sustain the Load equivalent to 7 London Double decker buses at insanely high temperatures. I've seen in a presentation that they ran one of these engines with a remoteley detonated explosive charge positioned to take out one of these blades. That is one truly insane spectacle to watch, it becomes so Imbalanced that it shakes itself like crazy, but it is still self contained.

I don't know how those baggage carts are structurally designed, but I don't think they weigh more than or are as well put together as those 7 buses. it could well be that trolley (+ baggage?) - if it had been smaller - could have been sucked right through the engine and no one would have noticed, (apart from some very angry passengers who arrived at LAX who have no luggage left :P )

However, if big plane develops a problem with just one of those 4 engines mid flight, they could leave it redundant, a 747 can easily run on 2 engines, or even one with some skillful wing management. Ok the engine being redundant is one thing, the engine falling off is some thing different altogether :O

Comment by Derek on May 16, 2009 at 6:29am

yeah - this DOES suck! but I mainly posted it because I thought the Japanese girl looks like Zadi (ok reminds my of Zadi)