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Offline SMIDSY

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« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2005, 02:10:23 AM »
its a good thing he got sucked into an american jet engine, cuz the blades on american jet engines are fragile. them ruskie ones can chew a fella up somethin fierce.
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Offline Wolfala

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« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2005, 02:29:25 AM »
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Originally posted by SMIDSY
its a good thing he got sucked into an american jet engine, cuz the blades on american jet engines are fragile. them ruskie ones can chew a fella up somethin fierce.



Having seen an MI-24 missing 8 fan blades and a few stators and still running, I can attest to this fact.
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Offline LLv34 Jarsci

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« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2005, 12:13:39 PM »
Planes with adjustable stators save lives ..(only if theyre before first stage of turbine..) Like in F-18, when you get sucked in you just have helluva time keeping yourself sane while they try to find you.
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Offline RTR

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« Reply #18 on: September 07, 2005, 12:23:04 PM »
Not true jarsci.

I have almost 11 years of experience with the F18.

We lost a refuelling tender driver back in the mid 80's when I was in the airforce. CF18 picked him up, sucked him in and emptied him.

Happened very quickly, and the guy probably didn't feel much.

These engines draw a phenominal amount of air. Doesn't pay to get close enough to block part of the flow into the intake.

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Offline LLv34 Jarsci

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« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2005, 01:00:40 PM »
Idle power?

While I was working with them I always thought them lifesavers if sucked in... Well lucky me not knowing truth! :)

Mig-21 wanted always suck my hat and earprotectors.

BTW it was much nicer to check out turbine in F-18 than in mig. Mig had really cramped insides compared to F-18 luxury tube. But when sliding out of F-18 intake better watch your jewels...(that little metal piece, what was it , ice detector?)
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Offline RTR

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« Reply #20 on: September 07, 2005, 01:09:48 PM »
That "jewel remover" (LOL pretty accurate description) is called a vortex generator. Basically splits the flow of air a bit so the boundary layer doesn't build to the point of choking the engine (IIRC).

And yep the tender driver was sucked in while engine was at idle. Basically what happened was he walked right in front of the intake while wearing a bulky winter Parka. He cut off most of the airflow, his parka billowed up and the engine picked him up and sucked him in.

Pretty much all that was left was a bag of bones and dried out meat. Most of the body moisture was hoovered out of him.

Pretty gruesome way to go.

Still my alltime favorite Jet, and I sure do miss being around them.

Cheers,
RTR
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