Damage to the hot section of the KLM Boeing 747 that encountered volcanic ash from Alaska’s Mount Redoubt on Dec. 14, 1989.
Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
An aircraft engine is like a big vacuum cleaner that sucks everything in front inside. The impact of airborne particulates on aircraft engines is a huge challenge for today’s aviation industry. When hail, ice, heavy rain, dust and sand, volcanic ash, lightning, or corrosive gases enter a turbine...
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