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Are engine casings expected to contain turbofan blade fragments?
We don't yet know how or why the engine casing failed to contain the fan blade on Southwest 1380.
But yes: Not only are the engines designed to contain blade failures at fan red-line speeds, but they ...
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How fast can a large passenger jet descend and slow from cruise to emergency land?
A 5-minute descent from FL320 to 10,000 feet is pretty quick. As noted in the comments, the descent rate is 4,400 ft/min. For reference, during final approach descend rate is 300~500 ft/min in a small ...
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