Insane that this actually happened. During my lessons they would power down the engines on purpose to show it will not fall to the ground but it will float wherever you’re able to go. He executed it perfect when he needed to.
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.
The longest glide for a big jet is an A330 which had to glide for 120 km/75 mi over the Atlantic to land on one smallish island. They still had 10-20 mins left before they hit the ocean. So they can glide a long way if things are right.
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u/tikojonas 26d ago
Insane that this actually happened. During my lessons they would power down the engines on purpose to show it will not fall to the ground but it will float wherever you’re able to go. He executed it perfect when he needed to.