X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:17:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com ([74.125.44.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3433081 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:57:30 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.44.30; envelope-from=mdpilot982@gmail.com Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 3so1260021yxj.7 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:56:54 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type :x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole:importance :in-reply-to; b=ezO7n+iHlZCYHN9zdbmINpXyM5hpMrH2Rh3WFaMOcCeMg2ylOjHt/4yZi+YrfcbWWE OHS8E4h+3V7qQmWlgyGNT5E2SDXQXrLYxKUwVRL2u3hY8AcL58hvvAaAg+KOSHPFMdn7 nTup44alPtajeO8THuiRg1RCvPliT9+AVk3Wo= Received: by 10.65.11.17 with SMTP id o17mr2559708qbi.4.1232341013683; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:56:53 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from cssmd (c-75-72-249-193.hsd1.mn.comcast.net [75.72.249.193]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p9sm9479565qbp.35.2009.01.18.20.56.52 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:56:53 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael Smith" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Geese ingestion X-Original-Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:56:55 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <013069A6AB1348E7A41A701F553411DF@cssmd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C979C0.0FFB50E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C979C0.0FFB50E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Conspiracy theorists and armchair pilots: There is an evolving theory = the right engine was functioning (there was no credible data verifying = failure like the left one) and a functioning engine was shut down and unable to = be restarted in time. The statistical probability of a dual engine failure = due to ingestion is unbelievably small. NWA (now Delta) loses three to four engines a year due to ingestion, considering the number of flights the frequency is extremely small given the total number of flights and none = on the same plane. =20 That is just what I have heard on the street relayed second hand. It = will be interesting to see what the engine data shows. =20 =20 Michael Smith =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C979C0.0FFB50E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Conspiracy theorists and armchair pilots:  There is an evolving theory the right engine was = functioning (there was no credible data verifying failure like the left one) and a functioning engine was shut down and unable to be restarted in = time.  The statistical probability of a dual engine failure due to ingestion is unbelievably = small.  NWA (now Delta) loses three to = four engines a year due to ingestion, considering the number of = flights the frequency is extremely small given the total number of flights and = none on the same plane.

 

That is just what I have heard on = the street relayed second hand.   It will be interesting to see what the = engine data shows.

 

 

Michael Smith

 

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