• @Death_Equity
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      188 months ago

      On jet engines the cowling/housing is suppose to contain the blade shrapnel.

      On a piston engine, as seen in the picture, the cylinder is never suppose to become detached from the engine block. There are a few ways a cylinder can detach, but most likely is lack of maintenance.

    • brianorca
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      128 months ago

      The skin of that cowling doesn’t look thick enough to do more than streamlining. You’re thinking of the containment ring found in jet engines.

    • @HappycamperNZ
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      48 months ago

      Nope - contain blades on jets yes but the cowling isn’t going to stop a solid metal chunk that the head didn’t stop.