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Comment Re:I don't understand the damage (Score 1) 332

You're assuming the blade shoots cleanly out radially, but at the rotational speeds involved it likely was clipped by subsequent fan blades like a chunk of ice in a blender and propelled forward where it destroyed part of the cowling. Once that structure is damaged the aerodynamic forces would rip it apart.

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