2026-10-22 21:32 UTC
carbon-fiber barrel
My immersion is ruined by the mention of the material that cracks if someone sneezes too hard nearby.
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@HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2026-10-23 03:40
Hm, better not fly in any airplane made in the last 60 years… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_RB211 "On 23 June 1967, Rolls-Royce offered Lockheed the RB211-06 for the L-1011. The new engine was to be rated at 33,260 lbf (147,900 N) thrust and combined features of several engines then under development: the large high-power, high-bypass design from the RB207 and the triple-spool design of the RB203.[8] To this was added one new piece of technology, a fan stage built of a new carbon fibre material called Hyfil developed at the RAE Farnborough. "