Is there anything built into the fuel system to stop or slow fuel flow in the even of an engine being sheared off?
Ed 300E 2009/1/16 Wilton Strickland <wilt...@nc.rr.com> > I wouldn't be surprised to find BOTH engines sheared off; they're usually > (often, anyway) held on by only two bolts/pins (one on top toward the > front, > one toward the rear) that shear before tearing a wing off. This was the > case with ones that I used to be "intimate" with, anyway - B-47's and > B-52's > and others that I've seen in photos. Shearing the engines off helps keep > it > from flipping up and over, etc. If right engine is still on it or held on > a > little longer may be what made the aircraft turn sharply to the right after > it hit the water. Better for the engines to shear off than to cause > more/bigger problems. > > BTW, remember the engine sheared off the aircraft crashed on the ground > several days ago? They actually shear fairly easily - the pins/bolts I'm > talking about easily carry the weight of the engine and impart thrust to > the > aircraft, but are relatively weak to sudden impact shear forces. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] physics and such > > > > From: relng...@aol.com > > I would like to announce that this subject is not on my list of "Things I > > Know Something About" and I therefore will avoid ANY attempt to convince > > anyone > > otherwise by keeping my mouth shut. > > It's already clear who the expert is. > > Yr obdt svt. > > RLE > > ------------------------------------------- > > You could offer your opinions on the airliner crash in NYC. On another > list > > we've been trying to figure out how the pilot managed to make such a > smooth, > > safe landing with underslung engines; especially since one engine did > tear > > off. > > Some think he lost flying speed near the water and ground-effect let him > > drop > > more gently into the water. > > Also, since Airbus pilots can't override "fly-by-wire", what effect; if > any; > > did the > > planes computers have to do with the smooth landing of the A320? > > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/boe202.shtml > > Gerry > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1897 - Release Date: > 1/16/2009 > 6:52 AM > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/c7df928c/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
