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Out of curiosity, what would happen if a giant saltwater wave got into those jet engines?
by DaiPlusPlus 2y ago
Out of curiosity, what would happen if a giant saltwater wave got into those jet engines?
- p_l 2y agoDoesn't matter what kind of water, significant interruption of air intake wrecks the engines. It's commonly what damages engines when they ingest birds, or in one case, a 737 taxiing got too close to side of the taxiway and ingested... snow. Engine blown.
- mrguyorama 2y agoThough it's worth noting that "significant water ingestion" is a design requirement of airplane turbine engines. You can see testing videos on youtube. They are designed to fly through an amount of water (clouds) without damage or significant performance reduction.
- DaiPlusPlus 2y agoClouds are very, very different to outhouse-sized amounts of saltwater though…