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Funnily enough I was searching about for info on B772 single engine range and found this anecdote that contradicts you. >Just as a practical example of reduced
by adamjb 6y ago
Funnily enough I was searching about for info on B772 single engine range and found this anecdote that contradicts you.
>Just as a practical example of reduced range with an engine out, We departed Santiago, Chile in a 747 freighter with enough fuel to reach Miami. During the climb out we lost an engine. We elected to continue rather than dump fuel and return. However, because we could not reach our intended cruising altitude, the increased fuel burn meant we only had enough fuel to reach Panama City, Panama
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/7437/how-far-can-a-777-fly-with-just-one-engine-at-altitude https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/7437/how-far-ca...
- tomjakubowski 6y agoThat's freight. Would they really do that with passengers on board?
- fennecfoxen 6y agoIt's also a 747, which means 3 engines left instead of just 1.
- adamjb 6y agoAlmost definitely not, but it still shows that pilots aren't too concerned about engine outs to the point where it's an automatic mayday, especially on a four engined planes. I wouldn't have shared the anecdote if it hadn't violated my preconceptions.