r/nextfuckinglevel 26d ago

Engine fails during student pilot’s flight

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u/brunaBla 26d ago

How does this happen? Is this true for smaller planes only?

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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.

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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

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u/Techwood111 26d ago

They CAN glide, too.