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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/-rbbt • 26d ago
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How does this happen? Is this true for smaller planes only?
19 u/crazy_cookie123 26d ago Planes stay in the air because of the wings, and the wings don't suddenly disappear when you lose your engines. Planes can glide for quite a while when they lose power provided they have enough altitude. 1 u/brunaBla 26d ago Thank you for your answer. I guess I was picturing 747 head on plane crashes and wondered why they couldn’t glide too? But I’m sure a lot of other factors were at play too 10 u/Techwood111 26d ago They CAN glide, too.
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Planes stay in the air because of the wings, and the wings don't suddenly disappear when you lose your engines. Planes can glide for quite a while when they lose power provided they have enough altitude.
1 u/brunaBla 26d ago Thank you for your answer. I guess I was picturing 747 head on plane crashes and wondered why they couldn’t glide too? But I’m sure a lot of other factors were at play too 10 u/Techwood111 26d ago They CAN glide, too.
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Thank you for your answer.
I guess I was picturing 747 head on plane crashes and wondered why they couldn’t glide too? But I’m sure a lot of other factors were at play too
10 u/Techwood111 26d ago They CAN glide, too.
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They CAN glide, too.
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u/brunaBla 26d ago
How does this happen? Is this true for smaller planes only?