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Airbus Prepares To Begin Open Fan Engine Testing On The Massive A380 (simpleflying.com)

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Airbus and CFM are set to revolutionize the aerospace industry with their groundbreaking open fan engine design on the world's first Airbus A380.

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[–] Leeks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week 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.