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>International Civil Aviation Organisation regulations say that jet engines must be able to ingest a small bird without problems. But for large birds, the rules
by endtime 18y ago
>International Civil Aviation Organisation regulations say that jet engines must be able to ingest a small bird without problems. But for large birds, the rules say only that the engine must not explode.
This is probably the best passage I've read all week.
- furyg3 18y agoDo we need to list all the contingencies when an engine must not explode? Can't that be just a general requirement of engines? Edit: On second thought, I suppose jet engines are generally in a constant state of exploding. Maybe the rule should be "Upon ingestion of a large bird, keep exploding".