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See "compressor stall", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressor_stall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressor_stall A compressor stall can be severe enough t
by jabl 10y ago
See "compressor stall", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressor_stall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressor_stall
A compressor stall can be severe enough to damage or even destroy the engine, though I don't think there's (usually, at least?) actually exhaust blowing out the front.
- Scramblejams 10y agoI read a book in which the author related the story of an F-8 Crusader which suffered an in-flight failure during refueling, causing flame to shoot forward from the intake. Apparently there was photographic evidence, which came in handy when the manufacturer insisted that was impossible. Believe it was one of D.K. Tooker's books, probably "The Second Luckiest Pilot." Very entertaining read, highly recommended if you like vignettes of danger in the skies.