People who mess around with exposed engines on test stands are familiar with those kinds of hazards, and (usually) operate them in controlled environments (garages), where catastrophic failure is a calculated risk. Full scale afterburner tests probably represent the extreme end of this, but here’s an example of a hobbyists small scale mock up:
Someone is definitely going to lose a finger/arm/head hanging around that thing.
People who mess around with exposed engines on test stands are familiar with those kinds of hazards, and (usually) operate them in controlled environments (garages), where catastrophic failure is a calculated risk. Full scale afterburner tests probably represent the extreme end of this, but here’s an example of a hobbyists small scale mock up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHEHMFbEH8I
Here’s a full-scale afterburner test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj4w7i-TqsE