Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues
by Piskvorrr on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:17PM
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Indeed, planes are not designed to be flown in that configuration normally, but they are certainly capable of single-engine flight in emergency situations (where the alternative would be "flying like a ton of bricks"). Exhibit A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9
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Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues
by jonnycowboy on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @10:26AM
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No, actually "capable of flying" means capable of performing all flight maneuvers required for safe flight and landing, including takeoff, go-around and approach/landing.
BA Flight 9 failed all four engines, normally not survivable - but managed to restart all four engines by windmilling. So they recovered in time for landing.
Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues
by fransan on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @12:22PM
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Just curious, where did you find that definition of "capable of flying"? Because under that definition a glider ( unless it is a motorize glider ) is not "capable of flying".
Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues
by Piskvorrr on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @10:42AM
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Okay, under that definition, you are correct. Note that the flight later lost engine #2 again (incidentally making the record of five engine failures on a single flight), so it landed with 3 engines operational.