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Re:Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing by 7952 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:26PM (#19039689)
It seems unlikely that a jet engine could rip itself off the wing in any scenario based on thrust alone. The forces involved are not that large.
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Re:Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing by jsjohnst on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @08:18PM (#19041364)
Your wording makes it where you aren’t factually wrong, but a plane was in fact wripped apart due to the thrust reverser engaging on one engine of a 767:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004

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