Dan Marotta wrote on 12/8/2019 9:38 AM:
HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puia_yQxir8&feature=youtu.be is an example
of a jet sustainer failure to start.* Good glide path control, but I thought he
may have waited a bit longer than required before dumping his ballast.

On 12/8/2019 9:59 AM, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 11:46:36 AM UTC-5, kinsell wrote:
No one has mentioned jets? They can be unreliable to get started, and
there's been uncontained blade failures. Even had the engine depart the
A/C.
Interesting, I've heard of numerous failures to start and failure to climb,
but not uncontained blade failures or engine departing AC...

I'm pretty sure that qualifies as a self-launcher!


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