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2022-06-07 Down Under

Chinese fighter jet cut in front of an Australian plane and dumped debris into its engine

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-06-07 11:32|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 ...The chaff I worked with looked very much like small, thin strips of magnetic recording tape (what used to be in a 'cassette' or '8-Track', for you younger 'Burgers ;) )with a reflective backing. What probably saved the P-8 from a really short, exciting flight is that a chaff cloud spreads out fast - the engine probably didn't ingest that much of it, and it likely melted once it was in. The engine probably stayed running but even if the A/C shut it down out of an abundance of caution, the P-8 flies quite nicely on one. The engine is probably done, though.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-06-07 14:34|| 2022-06-07 14:34|| Front Page Top

#2 How rude!

Posted by SteveS 2022-06-07 20:00|| 2022-06-07 20:00|| Front Page Top

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