X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:31:08 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2694907 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:12:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.42; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.123.91]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JVA00C1R61ZAI20@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:10:51 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:10:47 -0800 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] AND you heard that Experimental aircraft are unsafe X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <001c01c86089$d55dcee0$650610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C86046.C68EE590" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C86046.C68EE590 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ah, a good story, but probably an aviation urban legend. I seriously = doubt the engine was intentionally flown in that condition, especially = on a revenue flight, although I suppose it could have been a ferry = flight to get to a maintenance base. For one thing those are not = seatbelts; they're ratchet straps, commonly used to secure items during = shipping. For another these pictures were taken when the engine was on = a stand, not on an operational airplane. According to snopes.com these = same pictures have been circulated with the accompanying text citing = various airlines. =20 In any event it does look like one heck of a case of foreign object = damage. I'll bet it was an attention getter. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C86046.C68EE590 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ah, a good story, but probably an = aviation urban=20 legend.  I seriously doubt the engine was = intentionally flown in=20 that condition, especially on a revenue flight, although I suppose it = could have=20 been a ferry flight to get to a maintenance base.  For one thing = those are=20 not seatbelts; they're ratchet straps, commonly used to secure items = during=20 shipping.  For another these pictures were taken when the engine = was on a=20 stand, not on an operational airplane.  According to = snopes.com these=20 same pictures have been circulated with the accompanying text citing = various=20 airlines. 
 
In any event it does look like one heck = of a case=20 of foreign object damage.  I'll bet it was an attention=20 getter.
 
Tom Gourley
 
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