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Re:United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet sepa... by thiagocsf on Saturday February 20, 2021 @09:23PM (#26210266)
The right engine was out and the pilot chose to do a left turn. Is the choice related?
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Re:United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet sepa... by iawix on Saturday February 20, 2021 @10:24PM (#26210538)
It's good airmanship to turn into your "good" engine.
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Re:United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet sepa... by jabl on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:22AM (#26211810)
Why? Surely it's easier to turn the other way? Then again, it's not a dogfight, so maybe less chance of losing control if turning into the working engine?
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Re:United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet sepa... by jacquesm on Sunday February 21, 2021 @06:14AM (#26212590)
Because you may not be able to get out of your turn that way. The aircraft 'wants' to turn over the bad engine so you could easily get caught in a feed-forward situation.
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Re:United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet sepa... by benhurmarcel on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:05AM (#26213499)
> Surely it's easier to turn the other way?

That's exactly why. Because then it helps you getting out of your turn, instead of fighting against it.

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