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It's safe to state these fuel cutoff switches aren't to be touched in-flight unless the word 'fire' is said beforehand. Even then, you only perform fuel cutoff
by 1970-01-01 1y ago
It's safe to state these fuel cutoff switches aren't to be touched in-flight unless the word 'fire' is said beforehand. Even then, you only perform fuel cutoff for the flaming engine. If the copilot was busy with takeoff, there is exactly one other person in the entire world that could have flipped both switches. We may never know which one flipped them back.
- WalterBright 1y agoFire isn't the only instantly severe problem with engines. Another is violent shaking if, say, part of the rotating assembly came off.
- burnt-resistor 1y agoYep. Fan blade off, shroud separation, HP disc separation, compressor stall, FOD ingestion/bird strike, EGT rise, oil system issues. Very unlikely events but still possible events that need a prepared response to and capabilities to manage the aircraft. The presumption is that the crew is trained, diligent, disciplined, and concerned with survival. Without that, aircraft would need to be unmanned and flown by AI lacking in ability to handle any unforeseen events creatively.
- imoverclocked 1y agoI'm not sure you want a creative AI flying a plane anyway.
- ExoticPearTree 1y agoYou can call it Schroedinger Airlines :)) You may or may not reach your destination. Or something like that.
- burnt-resistor 1y agoJust leave the door closed at all times, and then there's no definitive problem.
- burnt-resistor 1y agoI don't want AI planes either, but the alternative of unmanned is ground-based drone operators who lack the survival interests of being on the planes. As such, I want non-AI flown planes with sane, stable, rested, practiced, experienced, sober pilots on the plane that isn't overly complicated and is reliable.
- yard2010 1y agoThere is a visual cue in the case of fire so the pilot won't turn off the wrong engine.