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Landing a jet without engines means landing a jet without hydraulics, which is difficult. The emergency power from the Ram Air Turbine (drops from under the pla
by gymbeaux 3y ago
Landing a jet without engines means landing a jet without hydraulics, which is difficult. The emergency power from the Ram Air Turbine (drops from under the plane when engines fail to maintain some hydraulic pressure) runs out when the plane is about to land/crash as its airspeed is relatively low- then the hydraulics are barely working and you don’t have “power steering” anymore.
In past incidents, pilots plot a course for a glide landing, and then work to get the engines started.