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Re:The Differences Between the Plane Crash in Tapei and the ... by mikeash on Thursday April 09, 2015 @10:34AM (#9347788)
Nothing fast and loose about it. "Lose all power" is a perfectly normal way to mean all of your engines quit. "Power" in an airplane refers to propulsion by default.

And just to be clear, if you somehow lose all electrical power on a modern airliner you are completely screwed no matter what or who is flying it, because the controls won't work anymore. The pilot, whatever its nature, immediately becomes a passenger.

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