Don't read if you're a nervous flyer....
Posted: 10 Nov 2014, 08:05Page 1 of 1
Re: Don't read if you're a nervous flyer....
Posted: 12 Nov 2014, 23:15Ooh, lucky escape there I think.
Re: Don't read if you're a nervous flyer....
Posted: 13 Nov 2014, 01:42I fly with FlyBe a few times a year and I'm never too happy when I'm sitting directly in line with the spinny part (even though I've justified it by thinking it could detach anywhere in a 360 degree direction.) my too sure how I feel about sitting there anymore!
In another Q-400 incident the other day, a FlyBe had "it's propeller destroyed" in Daily Mail speak, actual it was only the nose cone and the propeller was fine. Odd though that it continued to its destination (BHX) on one engine rather than diverting to Exeter (assuming Guernsey was unsuitable for an elective one engine landing).
http://dailym.ai/1ytwZw5
In another Q-400 incident the other day, a FlyBe had "it's propeller destroyed" in Daily Mail speak, actual it was only the nose cone and the propeller was fine. Odd though that it continued to its destination (BHX) on one engine rather than diverting to Exeter (assuming Guernsey was unsuitable for an elective one engine landing).
http://dailym.ai/1ytwZw5
Re: Don't read if you're a nervous flyer....
Posted: 13 Nov 2014, 10:53Jet engines have 'spinning parts' too, which can be ejected from the engine if there is an uncontained engine failure. See QF A380 on departure from Singapore.