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Originally Posted by Craig 930 RS
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That was a Caravelle, it happened in Africa from what I heard. The guy lived- that engine is a JT8D-7, and it has a set of vanes about 8 inches wide that guide air into the first stage of the compressor. In this case, they were like the grates on the barbecue grille; they kept the meat off the fire!
of course...he caused that fire by blocking the air flow with his body. Idiot! Didn't it occur to him that an engine with an air intake 44 inches wide might not be the best thing to be in front of when it began to start? Engines this size tend to eat a lot of air....
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