[Fot] Street Legal

[J.C. Hassall]

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