Engines
Engine Core Included in Bird-ingestion Testing Proposal
The proposed test consists of firing at the aircraft engine core the equivalent to the largest bird currently required.

Under an FAA proposal released on Friday, the cores of newly designed aircraft powerplants would need to continue to run after ingesting a medium or large size bird while operating at the lower fan speeds associated with takeoff climbs or landing approaches. Current FAA regulations ensure bird ingestion capability of only the engine fan blades.


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