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Re:Is my plane a 737 MAX? by ssijak on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @03:26PM (#38931617)
A380 can loose only one engine and fly, same as smaller planes, they can loose an engine and land.
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Re:Is my plane a 737 MAX? by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @03:52PM (#38931945)
> A380 can loose only one engine and fly

Modern airliners can glide tens miles with complete loss of power. (It's why they have RATs [1].)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_air_turbine

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Re:Is my plane a 737 MAX? by ssijak on Thursday January 11, 2024 @11:25AM (#38954387)
glade != fly
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