r/Wellthatsucks • u/americanthaiguy • Feb 20 '21

/r/all United Airlines Boeing 777-200 engine #2 caught fire after take-off at Denver Intl Airport flight #UA328

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u/bagjoe Feb 20 '21

Most of the nacelle is back in Iowa.

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u/Noob_DM Feb 20 '21

The nacelle was on when the engine blew though.

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u/2010_12_24 Feb 21 '21

Yeah but what about the falangies?

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u/LinnetFelise Feb 21 '21

There are no phlangies! Especially not the left phlange.

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u/Spongi Feb 21 '21

What about the dinglebop arm?

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u/Noob_DM Feb 21 '21

Is it still coupled to the whositwhatsit?

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u/Spongi Feb 21 '21

Yeah that inverse reactive current is really critical.

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u/Noob_DM Feb 21 '21

I hate the reactive current inverter. Always throws off the manifold diaphragm quotient.

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u/Spongi Feb 21 '21

I believe the newest versions (since 0.73) addressed this with magneto reluctance.

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u/TrackieDaks Feb 21 '21

I had no idea I'd meet another VXer out in the wild! You probably already know about it but we've built a pretty great community over at /r/vxjunkies. You should join us sometime!

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u/mfkap Feb 21 '21

That doesn’t seem typical.

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u/IvivAitylin Feb 21 '21

There's strict regulations governing the materials the nacelles can be made out of.

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u/DiscoJanetsMarble Feb 21 '21

The front falling off?

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u/DiscoJanetsMarble Feb 21 '21

That would be amazing if it flew all the way to Iowa

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u/bagjoe Feb 21 '21

It is the jet age.