How far can an Airliner Glide after an Engine Failure?

Aaron Rheins
Aaron Rheins
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Published 2023-02-18
All Comments (21)
  • @Lord_Sweatballs
    “After flying 117 miles-“ Halo music intensifies
  • @joseestrada5263
    If you're parachute fails you have the rest of your life to fix it.
  • @RailsOfTheMidwest
    People who make movies need to understand planes don’t suddenly drop out of the sky in the event of an engine failure
  • @sheldorium5026
    Unless of course your airplane gets hit by a birdstrike of Canada geese 2 minutes after takeoff causing both engines to fail with your airplane barely 3000 feet over Manhattan on a cold winter day. But that would of course never happen.
  • @upcastnickel2892
    20 minutes? Damn, this proves that you really have that effort in you Aaron, you deserve a million subs
  • @Roguescienceguy
    There are a couple of things you can do to extend that glide. This reminds me of the Gimli-glider. Awesome story
  • @PigeonsandCapybaras
    Let’s face it, it’s a 737 max, we all know he took multiple attempts to do this 💀
  • @RR_____
    You should see if you can simulate the glide of Air Transat 236 into the Azores with no engines on an Airbus 330.
  • @jtbrownful
    The pilot YouTuber (i forgot his name, the one that debunks TikTok “airplane passenger” hacks) basically said that if one engine failed, it would still fly
  • @gioz_17
    GLIDE RATIO: 17,7:1 all calculated
  • @MasonPadilla248
    Just 20 mins to get to the other side of the state is just crazy
  • @BillPalmer
    What you may not know is that the descent from cruise altitude is normally made at or near idle power until the airplane needs to level off to meet a crossing altitude restriction or arrival in the terminal area.
  • @JONESSTI01
    Only time you really need to worry is if you're a long way over water. Extremely rough weather or RAT / APU start failure (which you might not know about, as the flight crew may not want to cause distress)