Well, some force flung it inboard and above the fuselage (gods, that CCTV stills sequence.) Knowing that the engine rotates CCW, there are not many candidates.
> There are lots of candidates for a failing engine yeeting itself in any direction.
For the precise trajectory, certainly; for the general direction, not so much. Could you describe a combination of forces that would have thrown that engine to the left of the direction of travel? (We're talking about this accident, not any engine anywhere.)
Gyroscopic forces might have changed the direction of travel a few degrees, but the motive force comes from the engine's thrust, the power of its spinning blades pushing air. An engine cut loose at full power moves forward like a missile.
Well, some force flung it inboard and above the fuselage (gods, that CCTV stills sequence.) Knowing that the engine rotates CCW, there are not many candidates.
> Knowing that the engine rotates CCW, there are not many candidates
There are lots of candidates for a failing engine yeeting itself in any direction.
> There are lots of candidates for a failing engine yeeting itself in any direction.
For the precise trajectory, certainly; for the general direction, not so much. Could you describe a combination of forces that would have thrown that engine to the left of the direction of travel? (We're talking about this accident, not any engine anywhere.)
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Gyroscopic forces might have changed the direction of travel a few degrees, but the motive force comes from the engine's thrust, the power of its spinning blades pushing air. An engine cut loose at full power moves forward like a missile.