Garybpilot

How long can a modern jet glide with both engines out from cruise altitude?

1 month ago | [YT] | 51



@roachster68

Depends on altitude when engines fail

1 month ago | 0

@kevindigo22

You have to keep your vertical speed high enough to maintain your air speed high enough to avoid stalling. I assume the modern planes are able to control all of this (vertical and air speed) with the automation to get the optimum glide profile and distance. The pilots just have to figure out where they can land within glide range, usually choices on the FMC, but if over the ocean, may have to ditch. I used to practice this in FSX flight sim, it's actually very difficult to time the glide just right so that you end up at the threshold of the runway at the right speed and vertical rate. This assumes either the APU is running or the RAT deployed for electric and hydraulic power and fully operational controls, otherwise you are going down.

1 month ago | 0

@4wheelsride

Air Transat Flight 236 successfully glided 75 miles and they have to perform circles to lower the altitude based on this i can say easily 100 Miles

1 month ago | 0

@user-fn8yq3jz6t

How about 2818ft?

1 month ago | 0

@mrgoodman6620

Apparently about 1300 Metres!

1 month ago (edited) | 0

@frankzima7998

How long...or how far?

1 month ago | 1

@KishaPersaud

What if your cruising altitude was at 38,000ft or 40,000? How many miles would that be?

1 month ago | 0

@iamstarman7

Miles or nm?

1 month ago | 0