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April 17th, 2003, 22:12
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Warwick, RI
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 |  Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... This may seem like a dumb question to the "experts," but ever since I was a little kid I've always wondered why do a lot of airliners have a spiral design on the spinner on the turbofan?  © Siegfried Huss I have two theories: 1) So people will be able to see that the engine is running from far away and keep their distance so they don't get sucked into the intake. 2) It's a mass conspiracy of airlines trying to hypnotize people. That's all I could think of. Anybody have any ideas or know the answer? Is there an FAR or some law regarding having them? I don't think all aircraft have them... |
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April 18th, 2003, 01:18
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... It looks cool while spinning. |
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April 18th, 2003, 07:50
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wasilla, AK
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  | Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... Somebody told me it was to scare off birds?!?! |
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April 18th, 2003, 10:52
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington, DC
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... [ QUOTE ] It's a mass conspiracy of airlines trying to hypnotize people. [/ QUOTE ] Naw, apparently the chemtrails have that job covered.  |
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April 18th, 2003, 12:58
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orange County
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... I have always figured its to show the engine is still goin. |
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April 19th, 2003, 19:31
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... [ QUOTE ] Somebody told me it was to scare off birds?!?! [/ QUOTE ] This what I have always heard too. |
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April 20th, 2003, 15:29
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hollywood, FL
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... [ QUOTE ] Somebody told me it was to scare off birds?!?! [/ QUOTE ] The gigantic airplane racing towards them doesn't scare them enough so they had to paint a spiral on the spinner?  |
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April 20th, 2003, 20:43
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| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Orange County
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... exactly, i thought the noise would scare them enough! |
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April 22nd, 2003, 10:33
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... I believe noticing the movement is supposed to alert ground crews that the engine is starting. Not necessarily for high speed operation, but for just the moments when it is beginning to turn... because in like 30 seconds that thing is going to suck and chop you up. |
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April 22nd, 2003, 11:23
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa
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| Re: Spiral on Turbofan Spinners... I thought it was to confuse and keep-busy, random people on internet aviation forums! |
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