It is really remarkable that an aircraft with only two engines hasn’t gone down. Especially with the Airbus engines exploding the past couple years.
I will not fly on an Airbus for that very reason.
Because the twin turbofan aircraft generally fly fine on one engine. In fact, some of them don’t even consider an engine failure an emergency. It’s on their checklist as an abnormal procedure.
It is really remarkable that an aircraft with only two engines hasnt gone down. Especially with the Airbus engines exploding the past couple years.
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Airbus doesn’t make engines, but the reliability of two engine aircraft is remarkable.
“It is really remarkable that an aircraft with only two engines hasnt gone down. Especially with the Airbus engines exploding the past couple years.”
The still missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 was a 2 engine Boeing 777.
Air France flight 447, a two engine Airbus 330, crashed over the Atlantic Ocean June 1, 2009. All aboard were killed.
Airbus doesnt make engines.
Rolls Royce, Pratt and IEA does.
>>It is really remarkable that an aircraft with only two engines hasnt gone down. <<
There was the two-engine airbus which Sully landed in NY’s East River a few years back, after both engines ate some birds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549