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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by Symbiote on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:07AM (#36859379)
> while passengers disembarked on the inflatable slides.

This bit isn't right. They would have brought a tug out to the runway and towed the aircraft to a remote stand, then used a staircase.

The slides are only used if there's imminent danger of fire. People often get injured using them.

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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by stouset on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @12:41PM (#36865176)
In principle this is true. In practice, without the engines on you don’t have hydraulics which means no anti-skid and the pilots have to stomp on the brakes. This means overheated brakes and popped tires, almost certainly starting small fires that will warrant the slides.
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