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Old 02-01-2023, 02:15 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Trains came with jet engines.
Even though FOD could ruin a jet engine, the engine in a jet train was supposed to be at a position which would render some accidents more unlikely. Years ago, a former teacher of mine mentioned an accident which happened with a Varig engineer, whose hands and part of the forearms were chopped by the core of an aircraft engine which I don't remember if it was a pure-jet or a turboprop.
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