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Old January 16th 09, 03:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure

Ricky wrote:
Hey Anthony, how about an admission of your being wrong (again). Where
do you get this information?

On Jan 15, 3:12Â*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:


Bird strikes are a leading cause of engine failure. Â*Jet engines

don't often
fail all on their own.


Well, according tohttp://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busa...

By the way, the study's authors noted that compressor stalls/surges
account for two-thirds of the engine malfunctions in today's
turbofans.


Let me make a guess...

He once read an article on the Internet about engine failures within
some contraints and then, since things like context are alien to him,
applied that to all engines on all airplanes in all circumstances.


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Jim Pennino

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