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Re:Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing by sbradford26 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:56PM (#19038750)
Overspeed protection takes place once everything else has failed. The engine controls have already attempted to throttle down and such. If that doesn't work then overspeed kicks in.
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Re:Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing by metalliqaz on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:28PM (#19039704)
Adding on to this... things inside an engine happen FAST. Too much energy can spin up the turbines to the point of failure in milliseconds.
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Re:Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing by CamperBob2 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @05:19PM (#19040186)
Yep, as anyone who has ruined a fan by shooting a canned air duster at it can attest. :(
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