Posted: 9/16/2014 2:58:06 PM EDT
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http://breakingdefense.com/2014/09/f-35-engine-fix-on-track-jpo-changing-mishap-notification/
"The fix involves digging a trench under the blade." So I guess that they are going to be hiring a bunch of equipment operators to fix the engines. Wonder if they are going to use a backhoe, ditch witch or a bulldozer. This must have come from that group of engineers that drive trains. Like my old man used to say, the world needs trench diggers... |
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Who the hell wrote that article? Is Colin Clark's first language English? That might be 4th grade writing level, if he's lucky. Furthermore, I would expect a professional writer on "Breakingdefense.com" to be at least conversant in technical language, given that destroyers, tanks, aircraft, submarines, and helicopters all have bloody turbines onboard.
"The circular part of the engine" Does he mean a nacelle shroud? "Currently, the blades create their own trench" Blades cut grooves, mills machine grooves. Blades are expected to wear against a snubber. "The engine flew apart after titanium blades heated to 1,900 degrees and began to crack." Creep not crack! CREEP! Titanium blades creep, thereby reducing tip clearance. I could go on. Mr. Clark needs to quit the writing business. |
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Who the hell wrote that article? Is Colin Clark's first language English? That might be 4th grade writing level, if he's lucky. Furthermore, I would expect a professional writer on "Breakingdefense.com" to be at least conversant in technical language, given that destroyers, tanks, aircraft, submarines, and helicopters all have bloody turbines onboard. "The circular part of the engine" Does he mean a nacelle shroud? "Currently, the blades create their own trench" Blades cut grooves, mills machine grooves. Blades are expected to wear against a snubber. "The engine flew apart after titanium blades heated to 1,900 degrees and began to crack." Creep not crack! CREEP! Titanium blades creep, thereby reducing tip clearance. I could go on. Mr. Clark needs to quit the writing business. Apparently not, if they need to mill one now. |
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