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Old November 8th 07, 10:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
F. Baum
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Default 737 thinks it's a DC-10?

On Nov 8, 2:37 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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I have heard that a 727 could fly on one
engine. What would that be like?


I've done it in the sim, but if it happens at V1 and you have any weight
on at all, you're ****ed. The 727 can just barely climb on one once
you're gear up. If you have lost 1&2 and are flying on #3 you have an
additional problem. Only 1&2 have hydraulic pumps. You still have
hydraulics, but only for flight controls and other lightweight
applications.Not the gear and flaps.

We had to do a two engine out approach on every other sim check and of
course we always lost 1&2. I was always told by the instructors that
this never actually happened in real life (Can any usenet fans back
this up?), but we did have a crew lose two inflight (Birdstike) but
they managed to restart one so they made the landing with only one
out.
KFB