PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Plane Down in Hudson River - NYC
View Single Post
Old 16th Jan 2009, 09:04
  #285 (permalink)  
protectthehornet
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: alameda
Posts: 1,053
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
it is possible the engines continued to run...but at reduced thrust

I think the engines continued to turn and possibly produced some thrust, though insufficient to maintain level flight or better.

It is something to consider, as the plane appeared to be under control with hydraulic pressure to run the flight controls.

I do have to wonder if somehow the FADEC system tried to protect the engines a bit too much.

I remind people that in addition to all the problems, the plane landed with about a 10 knot tailwind.
protectthehornet is offline