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Post by quidam on May 24, 2014 12:30:02 GMT 1
Great find Jkkw! Thank you  |
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Post by philidor on May 26, 2014 0:28:25 GMT 1
I strongly recommend the following video, in which P&W's Bob Saia summarises the present status of the GTF, and outlines its future development.
Among a mass of information, Saia confirms that the A320 version of the engine is already performing slightly better than promised to Airbus.
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Post by philidor on May 31, 2014 1:12:28 GMT 1
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Post by someone on May 31, 2014 9:01:26 GMT 1
Whether there may be a fallout on the A320 NEO programme is too early to say. Agree, but as first flight for the NEO isn't planned untill September, the root couse for the failure should be able to find and corractive actions taken by that time |
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Post by philidor on May 31, 2014 12:33:29 GMT 1
Let's hope what happened has nothing to do with the engine design.
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 1, 2014 14:47:00 GMT 1
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Post by a3801000 on Jun 1, 2014 15:11:30 GMT 1
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Post by Baroque on Jun 1, 2014 15:24:15 GMT 1
I was just thinking of the possibility of a Gearbox failure. Could it result in the overspeed of the LPT and its disintegration producing high energy shrapnel damaging the aircraft? IIRC the HPT/LPT section is the most vulnerable part when it comes to containing an engine failure from damaging the aircraft (QF32 problem originated in the IPT section). I'm hoping it is something other than the gearbox with this incident.  |
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Post by philidor on Jun 1, 2014 18:14:58 GMT 1
Of course, John Leahy sounds confident. You would not expect otherwise, even if Airbus was deeply concerned (which is probably not the case) ...
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Post by philidor on Jun 1, 2014 18:16:29 GMT 1
I'm hoping it is something other than the gearbox with this incident. Let's not imagine the worst ! |
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