| ▲ | dcrazy 8 hours ago | |
I think it’s a cool idea but I also know that the nacelles have a safety function of containing the rotor blades in the event of disintegration (e.g. from a bird strike). If these fans have blades with anywhere near the same kinetic energy, I would be nervous. | ||
| ▲ | txru 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Southwest 1380[0] is a case where the cowling didn't quite contain the thrown rotor blade. They were very lucky that only one person died. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380 | ||
| ▲ | filleduchaos 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Turboprops have already existed for decades, so perhaps you should already be nervous. | ||