Talk:Eastern Air Lines Flight 375
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[edit] Questions about article
The article says:
"Investigators with the Civil Aeronautics Board (the predecessor of the NTSB) determined that engines Nos. 1, 2, and 4 had each ingested at least one bird, and that engine No. 1 had ingested at least eight. The bird damage caused the No. 1 propeller to autofeather and the engine to shut down at the same time that damage to the No. 2 and No. 4 engines prevented those engines from developing full power at a critical stage of flight. The aircraft, unable to climb, went into a mush."
1) How are engines numbered on the Electra? Port to starboard? Is the same nomenclature used on all aircraft?
2) What is "mush?" The term is not defined.
3) There's a page for autofeathering, but is there a page that explains what feathering is?
Thanks. 4.249.186.91 02:19, 5 October 2007 (UTC)