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Old 05-20-2015 | 08:42 AM
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An f-14 Tomcat is not an airliner engine, and not a fan jet. Airliners are rated to injest 5 KG birds and continue running. The fan helps as it tends to send the bird parts out away from the compressor inlet. Yes a missing blade can cause a large amount of damage, but it usually takes something larger than that. That is not saying it would never happen, only unlikely.