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How much of a typical transatlantic route (say, London -> New York) is within 75 miles of a safe landing zone? I assume routes are chosen to optimize for this,
by chatmasta 3y ago
How much of a typical transatlantic route (say, London -> New York) is within 75 miles of a safe landing zone? I assume routes are chosen to optimize for this, to some degree.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> How much of a typical transatlantic route (say, London -> New York) is within 75 miles of a safe landing zone ETOPS 180 means 180 minutes from a diversion airport. At 737 speeds that could be 1,300 miles. I don’t think two modern engines have ever failed in a way that wouldn’t have taken out four, e.g. the Air Transat flight, where again, having more dead engines’ weight and drag would have reduced glide distance.
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