▲ 13 ▼ Airbus Prepares To Begin Open Fan Engine Testing On The Massive A380 (simpleflying.com) submitted 1 month ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip [M] to c/aviation@lemmy.zip 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments Airbus and CFM are set to revolutionize the aerospace industry with their groundbreaking open fan engine design on the world's first Airbus A380.
[–] Leeks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) I would have to do the math, but I would be shocked if a cowling actually caught a blade failure. There is a lot of energy involved and the cowlings are thin to keep them light. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago Haven't they been adding a kevlar liner to the inner section of the cowling for a while now for that exact purpose? There was a pretty crazy incident a couple of years back where the liner came loose and got trapped in the intake blades. I was under the impression that most non regional jets were set up like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago Haven't they been adding a kevlar liner to the inner section of the cowling for a while now for that exact purpose? There was a pretty crazy incident a couple of years back where the liner came loose and got trapped in the intake blades. I was under the impression that most non regional jets were set up like that. permalink fedilink source parent