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A380 Blade Off Test

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A380 Blade Off Test

Footage of an Airbus A380 engine blade-off test, in which a fan blade is deliberately released at full thrust to show the engine contains the failure.

Linked in aviation threads to show that engines are designed to contain a failed fan blade.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2010–2026

Topics

  • Aviation & aerospace engineering
  • Mechanical & precision engineering

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