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That the engine was flung into the fuselage due to gyroscopic forces.
by cj 11mo ago
That the engine was flung into the fuselage due to gyroscopic forces.
- inejge 11mo agoWell, some force flung it inboard and above the fuselage (gods, that CCTV stills sequence.) Knowing that the engine rotates CCW, there are not many candidates.
- JumpCrisscross 11mo ago> Knowing that the engine rotates CCW, there are not many candidates There are lots of candidates for a failing engine yeeting itself in any direction.
- inejge 11mo ago> There are lots of candidates for a failing engine yeeting itself in any direction. For the precise trajectory, certainly; for the general direction, not so much. Could you describe a combination of forces that would have thrown that engine to the left of the direction of travel? (We're talking about this accident, not any engine anywhere.)
- JumpCrisscross 11mo ago> Could you describe a combination of forces that would have thrown that engine to the left of the direction of travel? Foreign object gets yeeted to the right. Internal component gets yeeted to the right. Engine exploded on its right side. I think each of those is more likely than gyroscopics since the engine went to the left. Not left and up.
- inejge 11mo ago> [...] the engine went to the left. Not left and up. Whatever you're describing, it's not this accident. Over and out.
- JumpCrisscross 11mo agoYou're correct–I didn't look at the photos. My broad comment is that gyroscopic precession having any critical role in this is incredibly far fetched. That said, I've never flown or worked on a turbofan so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
- sandworm101 11mo agoGyroscopic forces might have changed the direction of travel a few degrees, but the motive force comes from the engine's thrust, the power of its spinning blades pushing air. An engine cut loose at full power moves forward like a missile.