At 01:47 PM 1/19/2009, Joe Curry wrote:
>You'd think that after all these years, Aircraft engineers would have
>figured out how to prevent debris from entering the engines.
>
>Something like a screen that can somehow clean itslf to keep debris from
>accumulating and restricting air flow.
>
>The revolving clear plastic cover that the F1 car cameras use to keep the
>lens clear is a possibility.
>
>Joe C.
The Brits pioneered a revolving "window" in front of destroyer bridge
windows ("portals"?, I'm an Army guy) during WWII. The perspex
revolved fast enough to spin off water. But there's a world of
difference between destroyer full chat and jet aircraft speeds. ISTR
reading that a 10 pound bird packs 10K of force at 200 MPH. If I
weren't so lazy I'd run the math.
j
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J.C. Hassall
Blacksburg VA
'63 TR4 in autox preparation
96% finished, 90% to go
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