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Originally Posted by khamul02 View Post
Man, I would like to just have that carbon fiber fan for the lack of maintenance.
CF would have a chewed leading edge in no time.

Jet engine tests were made using CF compressor blades. Worked great until they landed in dust storm. The compressor blades became CF brooms.
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