Originally Posted by
pax britanica
I would think that the air resistance/drag would put immense stress on an already overstressed pylon with the risk the whole thing coming adrift at 500kts and doing god knows what damage -over Greenland too.
On the recovery side I think AF didnt do a bad job for the pax, after all if you were in AF Ops and someone said whats the worst possible non fatal injury situation we could face, I think a 380 emergency diversion to a remote Canada field would be high up the list
Depends what you call "immense stress". These pylons are designed to withstand or accommodate the overload forces of any engine failure. They can withstand a maximum load blade failure and continuous huge vibration from a post blade-off condition.
Also, cruise speed is around 300KIAS not 500knots.
Goose Bay is not that remote. Agreed, not LAX but, even 10x A380 diverting there together are going to be safe if they had to be!