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JET BLAST- Jet engine exhaust (thrust stream turbulence).
(See WAKE TURBULENCE.) ...
Jet Blast
Another hazard to bear in mind, particularly for light aircraft, is jet blast and propeller slipstream. Beware of passing close or landing directly behind aircraft with engines running, particularly large jets.
The intake suction from a jet engine is often powerful enough to suck up loose material lying on the runway, and the winds created by a helicopter or prop-driven aircraft's rotors or by a jet blast can send such objects airborne, ...
disembarked, in which (a) a person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of: being in the aircraft; or direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft; or direct exposure to jet blast ...
Due to the PiperJet's unique engine installation in the tail, ground personnel can walk around the aircraft without being exposed to its jet blast.
Blast Fence: A barrier used to divert or dissipate jet blast or propeller wash.
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