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If the RAT could keep the plane flying indefinitely we would just be using RAT instead of fuel I suppose.
by reportgunner 2y ago
If the RAT could keep the plane flying indefinitely we would just be using RAT instead of fuel I suppose.
- DiggyJohnson 2y ago/s? A generator or alternator powered directly by the engines is more efficient than towing a wind vane (still indirectly powered by the engines and/or the potential energy of the airplane) every single time. This discussion has nothing to do with engine out failure modes.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> This discussion has nothing to do with engine out failure modes. The 787's APU is not intended to run during flight. If it's running, you're in an engines-out scenario.
- mulmen 2y agoHuh? It’s a generator. It generates minimum power to keep the flight controls and instruments working. It’s not propulsion.