By: wysiwyg - 15th March 2004 at 20:26
Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
Is that fifth engine turning (not running), propulsed by the wind? Or is there a brake on it?
Usually a fairing gets placed on the front which prevents air passing through the core. All the air gets passed down the bypass duct so the engine will windmill.
By: frankvw - 15th March 2004 at 19:26
I think they let it turn free (that would sound logical)
Could also someone tell me what is happening in this pic? It doesn’t seem very normal…
By: Jeanske_SN - 15th March 2004 at 19:17
Is that fifth engine turning (not running), propulsed by the wind? Or is there a brake on it?
By: Hand87_5 - 15th March 2004 at 17:53
Aren’t you a bit early for April’s fool Kev ? 🙂
By: kev35 - 15th March 2004 at 17:47
You’re both wrong. It’s QANTAS latest cost cutting measure. If they’d have taken the photo just ten minutes later it would have shown three engineers actually changing the engine in flight. It’s the latest way to cut the ‘down’ time on their fleet. Following the engine change the ‘duff’ one is parachuted into the nearest Rolls Royce dealer.
Regards,
kev35 (who wasn’t really taking this thread as seriously as he ought.) 😉
By: greekdude1 - 15th March 2004 at 17:33
Looks like the No. 1 engine has a piece of the old wunnala dreaming cowling.
By: tenthije - 15th March 2004 at 17:30
a ferry flitgh for an engine. Probably somewhere a 747 got stuck with a broken engine and this is a way to get a spare engine there. Most of the time a protective cover is placed over the disused engine, but obviously this is not mandatory.
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