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In article <1hnu1lINNnna@gap.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU writes:
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>Wrong shock wave.  You see, what we've got is a highly stresed flywheel.  If
>some bit of it separates, then the stress on the rest of the flywheel changes. 
>Because of the degree of stress involved.  This change in stress propagates as
>a shock wave THROUGH THE MATERIAL OF THE FLYWHEEL.  Because of the speeds and
>stresses we're talking about here, that shockwave travelling through the
>flywheel is likely to be enough to cause catastrophic failure of the rest of
>the flywheel.

	Greetings. While this may be hard for some folks to visualize,
	I can attest. A friend of mine was flying a twin engine
	plane when one of the propeller blades splintered. He said that
	the whole plane vibrated so badly that he could not see clearly.
	The procedure is to reduce speed to idle and land AS FAST as
	possible. I have seen pictures of what happens when a single
	engine plane breaks a WHOLE propeller blade and it ain't pretty!

	(FYI: read some accident reports that the FAA has about some
	of the prop failures and you'll see that a flywheel with just
	a tiny bit missing is in danger/process of vaporizing... Also,
	in case anyone wants to fool around, the FAA BBS number is 
	1-800-245-3828 but be considerate for the pilots who use it)

	Take care and remember the ultimate rule of every pilot:
	"You're ALWAYS looking for a place to land."
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