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The RAT is not an engine and doesn’t deploy unless all other engines have shutdown in flight, and it induces drag because it’s a kind of ‘wind turbine’ that dro
by willyt 8y ago
The RAT is not an engine and doesn’t deploy unless all other engines have shutdown in flight, and it induces drag because it’s a kind of ‘wind turbine’ that drops into the airstream and generates electrical power (and maybe hydraulic pressure)
- spdustin 8y agoYou got that backwards; it “powers” hydraulics, and in some (uncommon) cases, supplies electrical power to other systems.