One this shot, taken by moi , I notice that on the 3rd engine there seems to be a chain of circular objects on the silver/chrome part of the engine. Any ideas on why that would be there or what it actually is?!
I have never noticed it before you see, hence why I ask!
Many thanks for any feedback given,
Regards,
Justin
PS: Hope y'all like my shot! I am a newbie photographer so I'm always pleased to hear what you think, Thank you.
Dc10hound From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 463 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 2843 times:
By your description, I guess "third engine" is the tail engine - #2.
The circular objects are removable inspection plates for the #2 engine inlet nose cowl. The internal space in this area contains anti-ice ducting.
That area is not really part of the engine, it is aircraft structure. The actual front of the engine is about 10-15 feet aft, almost directly under the rudder.
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GrandTheftAero From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 254 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2734 times:
What is the real point of this? Why do they need to add the extra metal to cover the front area?"
The "extra metal" is called a crown. It is warmed by engine bleed air and prevents ice formation. All three nacelles have this feature.
The reason that the engine is placed in the aft portion of the duct is that the hot exhaust gases would have melted the aluminum airframe if the engine was placed in the front of the duct. Also the pressure of the exhaust gas may have blown apart the duct entirely. For a forward-mounted engine to work, a duct that could withstand the temperature and pressure of the exhaust would have to be placed between the turbine rear frame and exhaust body of the engine. Additionally the exhaust end of the duct would have to properly shaped to expand the exhaust flow to optimal conditions. This is essentially an afterburner duct without the fuel nozzles, flameholders, and variable nozzle.
Given all this, it seems that Douglas made the right decision in placing the #2 engine in the aft portion of the duct. However, the penalty for the long inlet duct is that a significantly thick boundary layer is ingested by the engine, thereby deteriorating performance. Apparently the loss in performance was not substantial enough to deter Douglas, Lockheed and others to use duct-fed engines on their trijet airplanes.
FDXmech From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3251 posts, RR: 38 Reply 4, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2687 times:
>>>What is the real point of this? Why do they need to add the extra metal to cover the front area?<<<
The extra metal in the shape of an intake duct is structure supporting the vertical stabilizer/rudder.
The #2 engine is mounted to the pylon structure directly above it.
Also hypothetically, how would you drop (replace) the engine if it were directly on top of the fuselage?
Avioniker From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 1109 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2657 times:
Nice picture. By the way NW flies -40's, sorry.
The principle difference is that the -30 has GE CF-6-50's and the -40 has Pratts.
There's others but I just couldn't resist...sorry
One may educate the ignorance from the unknowing but stupid is forever. Boswell; ca: 1533
747Teach From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 176 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2645 times:
Avioniker: "By the way, NW flies -40's, sorry." The Fleet Summary as of Jan. 01, 2004 lists 22 DC-10-30 aircraft in operation with the NWA fleet. There are no DC-10-40 aircraft listed in the operational fleet. There are two -40 aircraft, 1143 and 1144 listed in storage. Regards,
Avioniker From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 1109 posts, RR: 11 Reply 7, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 2543 times:
I'll be darned!
That is a Pratt powered bird in the picture, however...
One may educate the ignorance from the unknowing but stupid is forever. Boswell; ca: 1533
XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3996 posts, RR: 36 Reply 8, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 2532 times:
Sorry Avionker.. wrong again. Notice the straight #2 nacelle..those are GE engines, which is the quickest ID for it being a -30 series. I cant remember the exact ship numbers, but this is probably a -30EER. 580,000 mgtow...
N243NW From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1502 posts, RR: 21 Reply 10, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2519 times:
XFSUgimp is correct. Here is N229NW listed in the FAA's archives:
N229NW is Assigned
Assigned/Registered Aircraft
Aircraft Description
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...Oh, here it is:
Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer...GE
Engine Model....CF6-50 SER
There you are. Yes, indeed, the Pratts can easily be identified by the bulge on the #2 nacelle's intake.
FDXmech From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3251 posts, RR: 38 Reply 11, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2503 times:
VC10
Great photo's.
We had a #2 change a couple months back. The old fashioned way, four manual chain hoists. To make matters worse, the chain hoist/engine cradle combo left us several inches short of mating. We had to drop it down again, switch equipment and manually hoist it back up again. OOH the pain!
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15904 posts, RR: 66 Reply 12, posted (9 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2401 times:
As far as I know, all planes with engines in rear ducts have the engine in the way back. Apart from the thermal issues, it is much more important to control the air going into the engine than the air going out. Although Boeing probably wished it had done something completely different at some points during the 727 test program. Those #2's kept flaming out on rotation.
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