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It seems unlikely that a jet engine could rip itself off the wing in any scenario based on thrust alone. The forces involved are not that large.
by 7952 8y ago
It seems unlikely that a jet engine could rip itself off the wing in any scenario based on thrust alone. The forces involved are not that large.
- jsjohnst 8y agoYour wording makes it where you aren’t factually wrong, but a plane was in fact wripped apart due to the thrust reverser engaging on one engine of a 767: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004