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Re: B-52 Lands Fine After Engine Falls Off in the Middle of a Goddamn Flight NewsGuy - Unlimited Usen ..
Miloch (Miloch_member@newsguy.com) 2017/01/05 22:07
In article <RfmdnZOTRar_gfLFnZ2dnUU7-f_NnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Byker says...
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>"Miloch"  wrote in message news:o4n5vm0am3@drn.newsguy.com...
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>>http://gizmodo.com/b-52-lands-fine-after-engine-falls-off-in-the-middle-of-1790824677
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>> A B-52 Stratofortress landed safely on Wednesday after an engine “dropped
>> out” over an unpopulated area of North Dakota, Defense News reports, holy
>> shit.
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>I saw that on the news this evening. Did one engine drop off or the entire
>two-engine pod?
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One!...and that's what so puzzling.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/6825/engine-falls-off-b-52-during-a-training-sortie-over-north-dakota





engine detached from the shared mounting pylon, taking its whole nacelle housing

eight engines means that that losing one, even far towards the wing tip, does
not cause massive thrust imbalances."





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