3 ms·

I suggest you watch the blade separation test videos. The entire point of the cowling is to contain fan blade loss.

• WalterBright 9y ago
  The main purpose of the cowling is to improve the efficiency of the fan by preventing the air from being slung off radially. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducted_fan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducted_fan
  • ajarmst 9y ago
    Agreed, but failure containment is another of its purposes, at least on contemporary turbofan engines.
  • hueving 9y ago
    Did you ignore what I said and not watch the blade release tests?
• boulos 9y ago
  Indeed. https://youtu.be/736O4Hz4Nk4 https://youtu.be/736O4Hz4Nk4 is a bit long, but they detonate some charges on a blade, watch it take out all the others and keep it all inside.