*** Posted by Kim Nielsen ***
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I've noticed Your coversation, but dont think that any grill woudt prevent objects with the size of a bolt or nut to be sucked into the engine, and its here the problem is.
I've talked with some baseguards, who told that during base inspection they had to get out of their car to check the tire treads for picked up stones, wich had to be disposed before crossing the landingstrip.

If You gets the chance to see a F 16 which is taxiing or starting in wet conditions, check out the whirlabout of water going into the engine inlet to be visualised of the suck downwards from the engine!

Kim

Hi Kim,

I understand what you are saying and you are right maybe the air inlet does suck up all the bits off the runway.

........I guess the ground crew's have got their work cut out for them if they have to keep sweeping up the runways frequently

.........What I cant understand though is if it is a problem why has'nt it been solved?

Regards

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A freind of mine was once working on a factory, wich in fact was very busy and earned good money on large rotating brooms/sweepers (?) for the RDAF! It might have been in connection with the, at then, newly buyed F 16's!?

Solve the problem at this point? Isnt it a little late to replace the inlet beyond the cockpithood? :-)
Beside, i've noticed that the Delta winged so called F 16 XL, still has the inlet flaced underneath the body in front of the wing!

Kim