To: Freelance Warrior
The good news is that the engines on the 777 are so huge, they can take off and land with just one engine.
2 posted on
07/03/2013 7:11:14 AM PDT by
Westbrook
(Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
To: Westbrook
The good news is that the engines on the 777 are so huge, they can take off and land with just one engine. Well, they chose to bring an spare engine and exchange them in Anadyr.
To: Westbrook
IIRC the ETOPS for this bad boy is 330 minutes.
For those who don’t know, ETOPS=Engines Turn Or People Swim.
Seriously, internationaly it is Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards.
8 posted on
07/03/2013 7:40:36 AM PDT by
Gamecock
("Ultimately, Jesus died to save us from the wrath of God." —R.C. Sproul)
To: Westbrook
The 777 cannot take off on one engine.
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