Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

New images from the deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky show the left engine exploding during takeoff ... and the blast sparked a massive fireball. Check out these photos that were just released ...

Passengers on a short-haul plane ride filmed the moment the Boeing engine exploded into tatters mid-air. An Arik Air plane was scheduled to fly from Lagos to Port Harcourt when the engine exploded mid ...