“No engines means no hydraulics”
I totally dispute this assertion. Of course there are hydraulics, no design would be foolish enough to make that all dependent on engine systems.
I totally dispute this assertion. Of course there are hydraulics, no design would be foolish enough to make that all dependent on engine systems.
That's it in a nutshell ....no designer would be foolish enough to make flight controls dependent on engine operation. All engines do is provide forward motion...the airplane will fly without them...not for long...but fly perfectly fine. In this case it was one huge glider.
Signed: Freeper, pilot and aircraft mechanic