> A turbine blade or a few coming off can have the same effect as a bomb going off near the plane. Not in any passenger jet Embraer would get caught dead makin

> A turbine blade or a few coming off can have the same effect as a bomb going off near the plane. Not in any passenger jet Embraer would get caught dead making. To my knowledge, most jet engines that are parallel to passenger sections require cowling that is reinforced to withstand a blade going loose.