Volcanic Ash Results

[john roe]

We have all read in the News to what Volcanic ASh can do to a Jet Turnine Engine, here is a few pics out of 15 I received, showing that result.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[siznaudin]

YUK! Ugly! Any details of where/when/what John?

 

I heard a radio media person (an Aussie, unfortunately) this morning deal out an information gem that "piston engined planes are unaffected by the ash since they have air filters...).

 

Yeah, sure...

 

 

[john roe]

YUK! Ugly! Any details of where/when/what John?I heard a radio media person (an Aussie, unfortunately) this morning deal out an information gem that "piston engined planes are unaffected by the ash since they have air filters...).

Yeah, sure...

No I do not know where and when those pics were taken, they were sent to me of 15 pics of the damage to an Jet Engine, from a realiable person, and yes, some piston AC do have Air filters for the carburetta as they are a combustion Engine like a car, but Jet Prop turbine AC do not. this type of AC was used over the UK few weeks ago to check the air samples when the air corridors were closed, the posted pics have nothing to do with that recent Volcano that I know of.

 

 

[siznaudin]

No I do not know where and when those pics were taken, they were sent to me of 15 pics of the damage to an Jet Engine, from a realiable person, and yes, some piston AC do have Air filters for the carburetta as they are a combustion Engine like a car, but Jet Prop turbine AC do not. this type of AC was used over the UK few weeks ago to check the air samples when the air corridors were closed, the posted pics have nothing to do with that recent Volcano that I know of.

John, firstly ...

I'd be interested in your "reliable person" giving us the source of these images.

 

These do not immediately suggest to me what I have elsewhere seen posted of ash-induced damage to turbines.

 

and .. also, please:

 

Give me some examples of piston engined aircraft which DO run air filters on their carburettor/intake system. (please note that I am not suggesting that no piston engined a/c run filters - rather, as I believe, only a very small minority.)

 

 

[Guest Glenn]

It's a hoax

 

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cessna-citation-ash-damage.shtml

 

 

[john roe]

It's a hoaxhttp://www.hoax-slayer.com/cessna-citation-ash-damage.shtml

Well well well now, aint the media great people, after receiving those pics from a realiable source, I sent them around and also had many of my contacts ask, where and when did it happen, etc.

 

 

[Coop]

Looks like turbine blade/disk failure. Nasty.

 

Coop

 

 

[siznaudin]

Looks like turbine blade/disk failure. Nasty.Coop

Yep... that's what it looked like to me too.

What's the euphemistic term for it ... "uncontained failure" or some such?

 

 

[john roe]

Naww guys, "The Flywheel fell of the boiler" .......