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Old 9th Jan 2008, 00:24
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blueloo
 
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I think things look pretty dire for anyone at night time IFR when all battery power has gone. Someone holding the torch up to illuminate what standby instrumentation is left - no airtifical horizon, no comms - no body to talk to, no nav aids - just a compass.


Think I would be asking the cabin crew to get a pax to see if they had a portable GPS on them.

I understand the APU of a 744 is not designed to run inflight.

Anyone know what happens to the windows when they lose electrical power/heating for an extended period of time (i dont know - just a question here)
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