Re: [Flightgear-devel] Another Deadstick Landing

[John W. <ca...@mm...>]

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From: "Jon S. Berndt" <js...@ha...>
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Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Flightgear-devel] Another Deadstick Landing


> > It seems Canadian commercial pilots have a thing for dead-stick
> > landings; first the Gimli glider, and now this, yesterday in the
> > Azores:
> >
> >   http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/010825/666620.html
>
>
> A key phrase in that article, for me, was this:
>
> "A veteran commercial pilot said yesterday that an Airbus 330 at a
cruising
> altitude of 33,000 feet can fly for about 160 kilometres (100 miles)
without
> fuel."
>
> I don't think most people are aware that in modern airliners even losing
all
> engines does not by any means preclude a controlled landing ... somewhere.
>
> Jon
>
Another key point is the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) The windmilling turbines
will provide enough hydraulics during the glide down, but when you flare the
increased AOA destroys the airflow thru the engines, they spool down to less
than
15-20%. the hydraulics go south, and it's all over. Without the RAT they
most
likely make the airport and wind up in an uncontrolled crash. All in all the
pilot really had it all  together.
>
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