Timeline for What are the indications that your turbofan engine has "thrown a blade?"
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| May 1, 2015 at 2:28 | comment | added | alephzero | Attitudes to public relations have changed over time. These days, the last thing you need is for a no-win-no-fee lawyer to use an eyewitness account from a clueless member of the general public as evidence in court that your products are "unsafe". Of course companies sometimes put official videos of successful tests on Youtube, but you won't get to see the failures! | |
| May 1, 2015 at 1:29 | comment | added | Ezekiel Kruglick | Hi alephzero. I've been to one too, and there were some members of the public (a city councilman and the local news channel among others). I agree it was over fast and we watched from over 100 yards away. I admit that I can't seem to find any mention of public invitations with a quick google search, and I went in the early nineties, is that really over 20 years ago now? Wow. When I went I had only the loosest excuse to be there (JPL engineer, working together with somebody working on nozzles at the jet company parent corp) | |
| Apr 30, 2015 at 22:12 | comment | added | alephzero | I think it is very improbable that any engine manufacturer would let Joe Public anywhere near a fan blade off test. Even company employees won't be there unless they have direct involvement in carrying out the test. In any case, waiting around for several hours (or even days) of test preparation for an event that makes a rather loud bang and a few seconds of pretty flames, but with nothing else to see until the high-speed video is available, isn't really "fun." I've been there in an official capacity. | |
| Apr 30, 2015 at 19:09 | history | answered | Ezekiel Kruglick | CC BY-SA 3.0 |