There is an air-to-oil cooler (looks like a little vehicle radiator) inside the exit of the fan case. Should that get ruptured (in this case by the debris), the engine oil supply will be pumped out through the damage. Additionally, just "shutting off" or "pulling the T-handles" does not immediately stop fuel flow. There a number of gallons of fuel trapped from the spar to the fuel pump and then in lines on the engine to provide fuel-to-oil cooling, and "hydraulic muscle" to valves on the engine, itself.

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In answer to #4....the media and the general public are really not bright enough to understand that Boeing and Airbus build airframes. Other companies build landing gear. Other companies build engines. Only after you put all the pieces from all of the companies together do you get a working, living aircraft.

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So, I can fly with them, but cant take any luggage to where I am going. Wonder what their policy will be of people boarding, wearing the same dirty, week old clothing?

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Well, when NWA existed, they look pretty sharp.

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Go back to original silver of the Connie.

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Hydrogen. Hindenburg. Did not end well.....

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well, contrary to your belief that they are "rotting", the desert environment is actually the best to store the aircraft. Low humidity does not feed corrosion. Now what the trash reporting of simpleflying does not explain is that these are airframes that have been retired and are being scrapped.

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well, it does come from simpleflying.....the persons writing the articles probably have no idea about aviation and appear to be paid by the word count.

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Anybody think this is the next V-Tail Bonanza?

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But, a report last week stated that due to the "pandemic" there was less pollution and the cleaner, clearer air was causing the Earth to heat up... https://myfox8.com/news/earth-heats-up-due-to-pandemics-cleaner-air-study-finds/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow

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