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    Spain and Portugal power grid collapse | Report Released

    Help us out here Tug. Here's the frame 9: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines The only 1400 MW units in the US are the steam units at Palo Verde. Around a 100 yds long and rotating mass of around 750 tons. Now that is inertia!
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    Mexican navy tall ship slams into Brooklyn Bridge

    It's exactly the same thing as a Kaplan wheel in a hydro electric application, except that a Kaplan never needs to reverse, except maybe in a pumped storage application.
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    Towing Disaster

    The Saab is front wheel drive and unless a manual gearbox should not be towed flat. Why tow backwards ?
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    Helicopter crash Hudson River

    A stiff drink every time I hear "rotational torque".
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    Semi Hauling Excavator Hits Bridge over I-10 in New Mexico

    Speed limit at exit 24 is 65 for all vehicles. This is speed trap here, locals rake in one after another. If stopped, don't take off your seat belt to get your wallet out, they'll charge you with no seat belt. Las Cruces is pretty bad , too.
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    Semi Hauling Excavator Hits Bridge over I-10 in New Mexico

    The machine does not have a bucket installed but rather what looks like a clamp for rail. It has flanged wheels on the undercarriage inside the tracks so I'm guessing a railroad roadway contractor. Anyone recognize the logo on the front of it?
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    Bird Stike on Take-Off

    I guess the point I was trying to make is that the turbojet and turbofan are both reaction engines.
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    Bird Stike on Take-Off

    I'll have to disagree, a turboprop is driven by a combustion turbine, not a jet. A jet engine's power is derived from thrust, measured in lbs or kg. A turbine engine produces torque, measured in lb/ft. Any "thrust" from the turboprop or turboshaft's engine is an inefficiency, wasted power that...
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