Jet Engine "blade-off" Event

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Footage of 3 separate "blade-off" events where the the turbine blades of a jet engine are intentionally separated and inducted to test resilience. The resulting devestation must be contained by the engine carcass and prevent lethal shards of fanblade from destroying the airframe.

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Jet Engine "blade-off" Event

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airbus
seen this on tv. They were testing the engine for the new double decker airbus.
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my god
I don't know what to say...
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joe8
wow.no words..how much they are testing..
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