Wide Body, Blade-Out Jet Engine Test

[andresportal01]

espectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[YukkiHabiki]

Rolls Royce Trent 900..Epic Failures, even today.

[857frank]

7 people are worried they might put the test engine on their holiday jet by mistake.

Don't worry! They're always carefully labelled “not for aircraft use”.

[DZEyoyo123]

This is faker than fake.

[benbradleydotcom]

I assume the *beep beep beep* is the test system telling you there's been a problem. It'd be hard to detect with out it.

[RCProductionable]

AAAAA! That looks a little bit like my Mum's Shepperd's Pie!

[lollylaMcme]

This proves one thing that we already new, birds don't belong in jet engines.

[ViperSRTnACR]

@lollylaMcme

A "blade out" test has nothing to do with birds. It's a test designed to test the engines ability to stay together in the event a fan blade comes loose and jams the engine up. In the test they wire a mini explosion that pops the blade out which in this case is that brightly colored one you see at the start.

[mlanier1007]

0:16 looks like my ass after drinking the water in mexico...

[Topfueltrooper]

they should do a test by launching Justin Bieber into one of those engines.

[TheMachomaniac]

faker and gayer

[kinsley2108]

Eagles may soar, but weasles don't get sucked into jet engines.

[ppibase]

Imagine looking out of the window 5 mile up and seeing that happen?

The plane might survive but my pants wouldn't

[presstrigga]

@ppibase LOL i was just about to comment your comment, but i saw it and didnt bother..Holy lol

[ClaraMassa1]

@lollylaMcme .

It's not a bird ingestion test, it's an FBO test (fan blade off).

Different tests for different certs.

[largefather03]

Test like this are also performed on most other fans in the aircraft, most notably fans like engine-driven high-velocity particle scavenge fans that can run in the 10s of thousands of RPM. However, their rotational mass is much lower, they typically have shear sections and are designed to quickly grind to a halt; typically after a steady diet of sand we've fed it for a few days

[roadwarrior545]

Shit like this ruins my day.

[jamesaddison81]

Poo

[jamesaddison81]

Fuck

[epl0si0n]

yes, the Qantas A380 has bits of blade shredded through the wings after one of its RR engines blew up

good test there

[DLgliderkid]

Well, there's your answer to the cause of the QANTAS A380 emergency landing yesterday

[LukiXS2]

i think this was a FAIL

[dennosch2]

@LukiXS2 surely....

[Beefer413]

China has that problem with everything they make.

[FmFracing117]

Damn that was pretty violent

[alexzandermiller1]

FAKE!

[DenisKomment]

won't the plane break apart from such vibrations?

[v1v2go]

@DenisKomment No, the wing and mounting assemblies are designed with uncontrolled engine failures in mind. However, over time such vibrations can cause damage to the wing so procedure is to immediately shut down the problem engine.

[reddead255]

its not a fail they do this to see how the jets body re-act to a blade being broken

[class37trash]

just imagine being a passenger and looking out at that engine shake like a tornado hit it!!

[theC4K3is4lie]

F-F-F-F-F-FAIL!

[orangie84]

PS I nearly died in one of the car accidents..

The seatbelt saved me from going through the windshield and it was before the seatbelt laws were in effect. I just had a gut feeling to put it on that day.

I was in the passenger seat and we hit an on coming car head on. The other driver was strung out on alcohol and a few drugs.. He had a hallucination and veered off his lane and struck us.. I felt my body lift up and forward with such force. But I felt the seat belt grab me and spring me back

[JamesBlitz]

try used titanium next time

[wheetcracker]

I think it broke.

[DennisFranz]

That shockwave once the shroud absorbs that energy is amazing. What I wanna see is that same engine on a wing mounted on the outside and a half fuselage. I want to see if the shockwave break the engine/wing mount, cracks the wing skin or fuselage-wing transitions. In other words, YEAH-YEAH the engine brakes after failure, what about the rest of the plane carrying the passengers.

[Reggae45s]

@DennisFranz Not only the shockwave but the wobbling of the out-of-balance turbine while its slowing down.

[hyppeli]

@DennisFranz Engine-wing mount is designed to fail before the forces become too big and start to damage the airframe. So the engine should drop away before the plane itself gets damaged from the forces.

[Elodea]

@DennisFranz It doesn't, that's the purpose of the test. It's called a containment test to make sure that in the event of a catastrophic failure, the the nacelle and fan shroud can absorb the energy and most of the shrapnel resulting from the loss of a blade without unusual damage to the rest of the aircraft.

[VerdugoCityRider]

that's just scary

[rockerzac99]

holy snap!

it shook the dang engine like a peice of cardboard!!!!!

[omfgcrissangel]

is this 2x speed?

[Maverickf22flyer]

@omfgcrissangel Nope, the sensation of different playback speed that may only be seen at the beginning when the fan spins, is probably do to the camera's refresh rate...!

After the engine blows, everything seems to be time normal!;)

[crazyrushsin]

that must send some shock wave through an aircraft , my god .

[Jurke101]

Sjun Wah

[mikesoccer11]

Oh, never mind, I didn't even read the description, sorry about that.

[mikesoccer11]

Aren't engines now supposed to withstand birds , as in keep on functioning when something like a bird gets sucked in? I just saw a video of tests, in which a bird carcass was shot into an engine similar to this (I think) and worked fine.

watch?v=_jfXX7qppbc&feature=re­lated

[Struckgold]

If that happened to a plane I was on I would scream.. no SQUEAL like a little girl. Mummeeeeeeee :'''(

[HATEBREED1993]

just makes you wana go on a plane doesnt it =P

[trevonlovesciara]

Lmao

i have yet to take flight any where

[orangie84]

oh I don't know I just saw today a car inside a store front window and a little bit farther down the road I saw a taxi cab laying on its back..

Ok I think I'll go drive to the mall tomorrow..

(Why doesn't that bother us..) Oh I have been in 7 car accidents throughout my lifetime and I fly quite often but never even came close to an airline accident or airline engine failure yet I still get in cars... Humm again why doesn't that bother me (or other people??) could we be conditioned that way??

[dtiydr]

That wasnt a cheap test for sure.

[sgtGrif]

@dtiydr which is why its also normally the last test

[dtiydr]

@sgtGrif yea, it would be a real bummer if they mistakely did it as the very first test.

"Dammit... Ok guys reset the engine!"

[sgtGrif]

@dtiydr oh man that would suuuuck

[carl0071]

@dtiydr They pooled together all the change found down the sofa in the staff room...

[hwoods01]

@dtiydr Naa... they did the test with a model and used a lot of mirrors.. total cost, $3.24...  Magnets & mirrors are awesome

[halonfsu2]

is that a CF-6??

[bmwfanz]

RR trent 900 spins at 3000rpm use by a380

[TheLaurencekid]

yes and its said that this is what happens when a blade comes undone seriusly the fact that the front fan is spinning at 2800 rpm to 3000 rpm imagane that the blade that comes off then colides with the other blade and wedges it that causes the domino effect

[FALCO64125]

Could be, but I think it's likely that the bright flash you see wasn't the explosive tearing the turbine blade off, but just the instant effect of throwing that loose blade into the engine when it's spinning so fast.

[nitrostang50]

that motor's FUCKED.

[Cthrilla]

huh i think the charge was to powerful. The description says, to simulate a blade coming off... the blast took of multiple blades and looks to have done more damage than just shearing a single blade. just my opinion.

[BusterBunker]

This is what happened with flight 232. It sent metal objects flying everywhere. It destroyed all hydraulic power in the DC-10.

[hollows3]

Flight 232 experienced a disk failure due to a progressive crack in the fan hub. Where as this test releases a fanblade within the root attachment. I'm not trying to split hairs here...but a disk failure is way more catastrophic and thankfully extremely rare.

[BusterBunker]

I know that. The problem with flight 232 is that the nacelle didn't stop the fan blades and other metal from flying out. I guess I should have been more descriptive with my comment. It was more of a generalization. This is what it sort of might have looked like. Thanks for the pointers. :)

[yousawthis]

this would suck

[genies60]

hahahaha

[wampaku2]

I am not sure if all planes have this but the one I fly has a ring of Kevlar around the fan blades in the shroud meant to contain any kind of failure like this. Anyone else fly a plane with this feature?

[koolbossjock]

There was an incident years ago when the blade came off a Delta jet while still on the runway,It came through the side of the Jet and took a passengers head off.I am told the Coffin is supposed to contain that.I am not a Jet mechanic but someone in the AirForce told me that.

[PatrickAlbright]

The strobe effect of the camera frame rate makes the turbine look like it's spinning slowly. What RPM as the engine running at?

[jrfan07]

im taking AME and we watched a short documentary on this in college today, the engine was running at full RPM.

[brettv8]

Would be interesting to see it do that on the wing there is a lot of shaking, though the wing is pretty tough I guess. It would be enough vibration to wake sleeping passengers. probably

[CrappyCornFlake]

BOOM!!! uuh... fries are done.

[crazy7997]

I am glad that they do tests like this. So they can see if they need to put more shrouding around the engine or not to keep the humans on the jet alive. It is better than waiting for one to crash and then find out what happend. Now they know what part of the engine to protect more or less. Not a waste of an engine. It is like saying they should not crash test cars and wait to see if their design works or not. I guess that was my two or maybe one cents. good day.

[sparkyindahouse]

i tell you what, lets blow a blade and then watch the rest of the engine eat itself. it dosnt prove owt.

[Lightz21H]

if that happen on real flight i will allready pass out

[Invalidstyrkan]

What's the point of this? Seriously, they know damn well what will happen if a blade or two comes off. So ya, I agree with Mr.Unknown, what a goddamn waste. =/

[FirebladeRX7]

To make sure that the engine doesn't come apart radially, sending pieces into what would be the cabin of the aircraft.

[vblogrsRLzrs]

the point is to make sure that the white cowling contains the flying chunks... so they dont shoot through the plane and pop it like a baloon, not to mention shred a few passengers.

still think its a waste?

[Metromechanic]

yeah but will they know if the cowling will stop the blade, or do you just want to sit next to the fans if one blade detaches and then you get cut in half?

[Mysticlambo]

but wouldnt that problem be worse moiving at 250knts lol.

[hiphopboy27]

BANG!!!!!!!

[MrUnknown1231]

Wow what a waste of Jet engine....

[AZNFlipy12]

HAH THE SHAKING LOOKS FUNNY

[SEINORTACO]

just give it a good whack that'll start her right up

[wimmadabimma]

they just keep running it once it's died

[vornavalley]

Here is an old pilots joke.

What advantage does a two engine plane have over a single engine plane.

Answer: If one engine fails on a two engine plane, you still have enough power to get to the crash site.

[Dannisxx]

if it happens during a flight???

[SpeedbirdDK]

you would need some spare pants

[pilotanthony]

nuthin major will happen! like u saw!! the engine just broke the plane will still be flyable!

[bromandude89]

so what happens when there is no power to propel the plane forward; then where does it go?

[engieDude]

probably to hell

[myso2008]

Dannisxx , the shacking says that will effect the wing and possibly effect the way air-plane flying

[diveplane]

failed

[raykrislianggi]

But I'm still curious....

Why the engine always explode when it contains the blade?

And what type of engine is that...(I mean P&W / GE / RR?)

[tittytwister5251]

the engine explodes because the blade coming off nocks the whole thing off balance, so blows itself apart

[SwarSaiger]

this vid shud be on failblog called engine fail

[broughton8]

Well incase you 'failed' to notice, the whole point was to test an engine failure to see the outcome, it is an intentional fail, thus not a fail in the sense you were thinking.

[gertgertgert18]

een straal motor gaat lootje legen

[airlzbg2]

UuUuuPPs

[Bramstoy]

Fail

[kydrythm]

gnarly!!!

[kydrythm]

That was violent!!! I wonder if the wing could handle the stresses of the engine dancing around like that? If the wing didn't sheer off the second engine could easily make it to the nearest airport.

Unless it is a trans Atlantic flight...

DOH!

[fuckTNC420]

Wings never sheer off.

[kydrythm]

When was the last time that has happened in mid flight? I have never heard of a case where the engine blew out that violently.

I say the wing would rip clean the fuck off if that happened IRL.

Clean.

the.

FUCK.

off.

[fuckTNC420]

Even if this did happen in flight (it never would, no airplane takes off with a bomb on it's fan blade), the wing would not rip clean off. Do you realize the wing supports the weight of the entire airplane and has been overbuilt for redundancy? But you're obviously a very smart person. Since you've never heard of a case where an engine has blown up this violently, why don't you tell me how many cases you've heard of where the an engine blows up and the.

WING.

Rips.

Clean.

the.

FUCK

off.

[strongbowblade]

this is from memory so forgive me if its wrong. wings are designed to cope with upto 500% more stress than would be put on them under normal circumstances

[tahadar]

i think its 150%. there is a nice vid out there of a 777 wing being tested to failure at ~150%

[scrfce123]

The point of this test is to see if the engine housings and cowels can contain the dislodged blades. Believe it or not, there have been catastrophic engine failures in the past where stray blades have sheared into the fuselage.

It wouldn't rip a wing 'clean the fuck off'; However there is no doubt that if it were free to do so, a stray blade could penetrate a wing, leading to fuel loss and hydraulics system failure at the very least.

[kc8wsp]

I have worked as a design engineer for 19 years (13 in Aerospace). You MUST do tests. Theory can only take you so far. I have seen great ideas in theory fail when tested. We are nowhere near making computer models cover all aspects of design.

By the way, would you rather make sure an engine can take a bird strike on a ground test or trust us engineers to get it 100% correct on paper? As someone who works in this industry, I would NEVER trust a design that is never tested before use.

[st8oftheart]

Can you say "Mayday Mayday"

[XTBounty]

This engine is toast! Where's the jelly and clotted cream? :P

[Chick6517]

i would rather write on my own ass and carry a full length mirror to read it! WHAT A POINTLESS PIECE OF CRAP!!! But Hmmm decent idea anyway..

[bushabloke]

That might wake you up on board :o)

[JuicelessProductions]

I was not expecting that at all that it actually made me blink. Reflexes make you look like a fool sometimes...

[BlackBarty]

Made me jump as well. I'd probably spill my gin & tonic if that happened.

[themilksnatcher]

They didnt fire a chicken gun at it!!! There is an explosive charge in the fan cone the triangle stand in front of the engine is the wireing for the charge

[tartsphere]

Couple million dollars later, but now at least we are sure that BIRD + JET ENGINE = BAD.

For Fuck sakes man, why not spend that money designing engines that can withstand birds, instead of wasting it breaking ones that cant.

[mannik]

you cant just build a new one and say ITS BETTER without testing it (ie. doing this), you dolt

[tartsphere]

Have you ever heard of computer simulations you DOLT?

We can create scenarios using the exact physics as real life and test for the ramifications of such actions.

No need to throw away millions unless it actually was a NEW engine.

[YouJussGotCurbed]

have you ever heard of engineering the real thing no computer can exactly predict something like this and millions of dollars are even if saves just 1 life and they need to do test like this all the time with everything that transports people its the only way to make things safer stronger and more reliable

[gChrisOhh]

100% agreed. Theoretical models, although quite advanced, cannot substitute live tests. The data obtained can in turn be used to improve upon the theory, which to this day only approximate dynamic effects.

To tart's comment: its not thrown away millions and if you cannot see that beyond the tube, you should get out of the cubicle once in a while.

[gadget133]

Punctuation?!?

[hylandyt]

The GE plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, used to use water fowl that the Audubon Society had found dead on the shores of lakes and rivers nearby. They kept them in a freezer -- of course thawing them out before putting them in the "chicken gun". Using real birds was considered more of a real-world test than throwing farm-grown chickens.

[yiqio008]

what's ut?

[khryzalids]

lol now i know why my father have to pay 4 months of his salary to the gov..

[AreaQNH870]

why?

[windowlicker1]

this world is full of nothing but racism and hate.. youtube has destroyed all of our souls please god.. just drop the meteor on us

[Surax]

Nuclear war will do the trick.

[RSpure0wnaged]

there goes american tax money

[champ3660]

haha so true huh.

[lbcitezen]

and, its a test so they can evaluate what happens when a flock of birds goes into the engine, they do it so that next time your ass wont be in the river.

[kkkkaran]

doubt the govt aid for it

[NASCARacer2]

TAXI !!!!

[StaffInfarction]

they should throw muslims in instead of birds!

[kkkkaran]

learn to spell

then die

[vioxcrystal]

lol..stfu moron

[PanekPL]

hahaha go fuck yourself

[dawar20]

I love islam :]

[PanekPL]

too bad islam hates you - just like it hates everybody.

[dawar20]

y do u say that????

[skiclash77]

my dad does that at Pratt&Whitney

[SchneiderStudios]

that was alot of money they spent on that

[HotChocolateAddict]

wow. it's awesome. kinda reminds me of ChillingChimp's videos.

[jihyunjun]

it was a blown off engine blade for testing, not a bird. just browse youtube for bird vs jet engine videos, they dont' stand a chance. ;)

[klesmer]

Thank you, a voice of reason in the wilderness. The bird strikes may have damaged a blade or two but it was the mass of bird remains that plugged up the compressors causing the flameouts.

[klesmer]

There was no bird. This was a blade containment test. The red/yellow blade was detonated on purpose to test the containment ring.

[GunDream]

engineering fail.

[Michaelas11]

Life fail. You.

[araposotavares]

Buy me two of those...

[whitecollarcriminal]

tossing a wrench into a cuissanart

[PearlofRocketland]

I havent seen a whole lot of these experiments, but I would think that test would pass safety standards. The engine exploded obviously, but the engine appears to hold together well.

[roshan89us]

FAIL

[kingpopaul]

the goal was to make it blow up ¬¬

[haichang417]

what?

[vjr1113]

chicken guns = answer to all of our problems

[jesusismyth]

ROFL

[peejaa]

ooops!!!! :)

[Meatpieandtatters]

I like my chicken barbecued and preferably whole.

[takarada]

This is the blade out test, not the bird ingestion test.

Please correct the description of the video

[foxyroxstar]

..during training as a jet engine mechanic..as serious as asking 'What -else- blows a blade out?..."woe! How nicely Expensive!" Sae!

[mastermindsro]

wow so weird, a piece of meat can do so much damage lmao

[frnnk]

it's the muscle and tissue, designed to withstand the extremeties of earth weather. the tensile strength of muscle is akin to that of the seemingly thing and weak spider webs.

[cheke64]

that was Iron Man.

[Makaveli21x]

we must kill every single bird on this planet to make sure this doesn't happen again. even parrots and shit...

[chuggachuggawoowoo]

I'm laughing because I know you can't possibly be serious. That is far too stupid a statement for anyone to make.

[KinKyIndaPinKy]

OWNED!!!