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Does anyone have any connections in GE Aircraft Engines? My connection had passed away a few years ago. I am lookng for what titanium grade the turkey feathers are wrapped in and also who is the supplier.

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rcartia wrote:

Does anyone have any connections in GE Aircraft Engines? My connection had passed away a few years ago. I am lookng for what titanium grade the turkey feathers are wrapped in and also who is the supplier.

Good luck with that Zhi Peng. LMAO

They are made of Unobtainium 640, available from the planet Zircon.

I believe they're made of a Titanium Alloy and come from GE.

TEG

I was under the impression that the term "turkey feathers" was unique to the -229 exhaust which is black. Does it apply for all exhaust nozzles for Vipers?

The term "turkey feathers" applies to all convergent/divergent exhaust nozzles. It's just layman terms for the nozzle.

cywolf32 wrote:

The term "turkey feathers" applies to all convergent/divergent exhaust nozzles. It's just layman terms for the nozzle.

Actually it's not. It refers specifically to the outer petals that are there for aerodynamic reasons. That's why it can be said that the B-1Bs and F-15s have had their "turkey feathers" removed yet they still have nozzles.

Brother Sferrin is correct; the 'turkey feathers' is the slang term to "External Nozzle Segments"

Brother Wolf must be a crew chief; they call everything aft of the aircraft's skin 'turkey feathers'.

Imagine our situation when they call and say they have a 'turkey feather' cracked and we show up with an external segment, only to find out what we actually needed was a new convergent segment liner, or to stop-drill a divergent segment seal~!?!

Job security I suppose.

Butcher is partially correct, the PW-229 uses carbon-fiber 'turkey feathers' that are black.

TEG

Hmmm. Never too old to learn something! And yes TEG, was a crew dawg back in the day. Thanks and respects.

Hey TEG, don't stereotype us Crew Chiefs. I've always known the difference between the two! Smile

darkvarkguy wrote:

Hey TEG, don't stereotype us Crew Chiefs. I've always known the difference between the two! Smile

Sorry, just that love/hate relationship we have Cheers

TEG

You want confused, go to an F-15 and see what they call turkey feathers!

darkvarkguy wrote:

Hey TEG, don't stereotype us Crew Chiefs. I've always known the difference between the two! Smile

Vark, What did you call the external exhaust parts on a -111? IIRC, it was a solid ring with openings along the front.

darkvarkguy wrote:

Hey TEG, don't stereotype us Crew Chiefs. I've always known the difference between the two! Smile

Ditto, turkey feathers are external only and, as far as I've seen, F-16 only.

Lightndattic wrote:

darkvarkguy wrote:

Hey TEG, don't stereotype us Crew Chiefs. I've always known the difference between the two! Smile

Vark, What did you call the external exhaust parts on a -111? IIRC, it was a solid ring with openings along the front.

The inside actuating ring was called the 'nozzle'. It was actuated by the throttle/fuel control and would be opened at idle and would close proportionately as throttle was increased (fully closed at MIL - given air forced thru a smaller orifice increases thrust - thank you Bernoulli). It would open in Afterburner however. The outer ring was called the 'turkey feathers' and were free moving and simply controlled by the airstream surrounding the engine during flight and were for improved aerodynamics.

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GE F110 Exhaust Nozzle Turkey Feathers