For Boeing 747 captains
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For Boeing 747 captains
I`ve always wanted to know this..out of interest.
All you 747 captains,ready??!!
One day your happlily flying along at...31,000 ft and at cruise speed..say 2 hours into a loooong flight somewhere..you`ve taken off with full payload and all engines are operating in normal limits.
Suddenly a large flock of high flying budgies fly into all 4 of your engines rendering them absolutely useless,so you have to shut them down
How far can your plane glide,and how long have you got before your guardian angel does a runner???
All you 747 captains,ready??!!
One day your happlily flying along at...31,000 ft and at cruise speed..say 2 hours into a loooong flight somewhere..you`ve taken off with full payload and all engines are operating in normal limits.
Suddenly a large flock of high flying budgies fly into all 4 of your engines rendering them absolutely useless,so you have to shut them down
How far can your plane glide,and how long have you got before your guardian angel does a runner???
Last edited by StephenRED; 5th Apr 2002 at 09:36.
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Not that I'm a captain on the 747 but birds don't fly at that altitude.
Let's say we're at 10000FT and all engines are out. If you are about 20-25NM from an airport you've got a good chance at landing there.
Let's say we're at 10000FT and all engines are out. If you are about 20-25NM from an airport you've got a good chance at landing there.
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Hmm, I do remember reading somewhere about an incident where an airliner had a close encounter with a flock of migratory birds (some species of the goose I believe) at an altitude of over 11 thousand meters but I can't recall any details.
Does anybody know what is the highest altitute that a bird has ever been spotted?
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Does anybody know what is the highest altitute that a bird has ever been spotted?
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Recast the question to;you're flying along minding your own business and you enter a volcanic ash cloud at 31,000 feet. There's been a few of these, so theres so some real data out there somewhere about drift down while they tried to get what was left of the engines to turn and burn. Pprunners??
