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Originally Posted by fastom
Remember they found an intact engine a few blocks away, does it really fit between floors? Maybe WTC workers were really tall and needed lots of headroom?
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http://www.pratt-whitney.com/prod_comm_pw2000.asp
The inlet on the PW2000 is narrow enough that I could not stand up completely in the space in front of the blades. The housing adds no more than 3 or 4 feet, making the fully intact engine 10 to 11 feet tall. By "intact," I assume they meant that the mechanical components were still in one piece, since the hosuing is not secured, so although it is improbable, it is entirely possible that an intact engine detached (probably with huge chunks of wing attached) and went out the other side.